Single-player games like Project X: Light Years
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Project X: Light Years, 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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空间大作战 Space Operation
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project X: Light Years.
In2XXX,alien civilizations gradually came to the earth's clouds and outer space began to invade the earth. In order to counterattack,mankind will launch two space combat spaceships that have been developed for many years. Can the two pilots driving the combat spacecraft repel the aliens civilization
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Space Elite Force II
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
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Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY shmup action game! Remove the curse from the clothes to save the girls from the ageing spell!
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CometStriker DX
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
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Operation Hardcore
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project X: Light Years.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project X: Light Years.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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R-Type Final 2
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project X: Light Years.
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
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TYPE
Single-player alternative to Project X: Light Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project X: Light Years.
A fast-paced roguelike typing game with command abilities and high skill ceiling