Single-player games like BANAN'EM UP!
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to BANAN'EM UP!, 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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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Pixel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together.
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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Waves
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Gamble With Your Friends
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
An online 1-6 player co-op "casino crawler" where you and your friends share one bank account and one massive debt. Gamble, buy sketchy items, make terrible decisions, and climb an ominous casino tower to hit your loan shark’s daily quota in 5 minutes - or face the consequences.
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Agent in Depth
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
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Rain Runner
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
Rain Runner is a short, blood-pumping speedrunning FPS where you ditch your keyboard and only use your mouse! You’ll run constantly where you look, shoot targets and dash through challenging platforms. No checkpoints, no pauses: beat it in one sitting! Run, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
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Mini Zen Garden
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
Create your own mini zen garden in this calming sandbox game. Decorate your beautiful garden with a minimalistic set of objects. Share your garden with others, sit back, and relieve your day’s stress.
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The Citizen
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
The Citizen is a first person narrative comedy game (absurdist narrator-fetish) about “how to deal with important subjects without saying anything”. Featuring completed sentences, the game transcends the bare minimum steam requirements.
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JAZZ OUT
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
JAZZ OUT is a blood-pumping speedrunning FPS platformer where you use enemies as platforms! Punch guards into the air then jump off their heads to gain momentum. Chain gravity-defying combos, master unique moves, and race against time. Perfect your escape and top the global leaderboard!
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CrimSaw
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BANAN'EM UP!.
RIP. THEIR. HEADS. OFF. CrimSaw is a small, fast-paced, and deadly arena FPS with a ‘spin’. You can’t jump and only armed with a badass weapon. Charge, launch and recall your sawblade to slice up endless hordes of demons into pieces. Survive as long as you can and climb up the global leaderboard!
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Little Wings Deliveries
Single-player alternative to BANAN'EM UP! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with BANAN'EM UP!.
Embark on a short, playful adventure in your cozy flying boat and sail through fluffy clouds. Discover floating islands and befriend their quirky citizens. Jump, roll, climb, and skate through Cloudburg as Skye faces her biggest obstacle on her way to the Royal Postal Academy!