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Single-player games like Locust Hunter

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Locust Hunter, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    ALPHA STORM — Steam game cover

    ALPHA STORM

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    The simulation`s AI system has gone sentient, the exits are sealed, and the "training" is designed to keep you trapped forever. ALPHA STORM is a high-speed, third-person arcade shooter where you must lead Rico and his squad to escape a digital prison before the simulation deletes you for good.

    ActionAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eclipsi — Steam game cover

    Eclipsi

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Embark on an epic 3D space shooter adventure featuring dynamic space combat and thrilling planetary exploration. Battle in single or multiplayer modes from 1v1 to 5v5, strategizing to achieve victory through base destruction, resource collection, or base capture. Dominate with our ranking system!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Tower — Steam game cover

    Project Tower

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rustborn - Outland Threat — Steam game cover

    Rustborn - Outland Threat

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You are a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally received a cybernetic arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of evil robots in this third-person bullet hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find a way back home!

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strike Suit Zero — Steam game cover

    Strike Suit Zero

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.

    2013ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellar Rhythm — Steam game cover

    Stellar Rhythm

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Fast-paced, trippy, vibrant, music-driven 2D space shooter where every shot, enemy movement, and setting syncs to the beat. Part classic shmup, part interactive music visualizer, this is an audiovisual rush like no other!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astrodogs — Steam game cover

    Astrodogs

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Locust Hunter.

    Astrodogs is an on-rails arcade action game featuring a cast of space dogs that have to save the galaxy from WOOFER, a corporation that controls everything. Also ran by dogs.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astebreed: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Astebreed: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Locust Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →