Single-player games like ZPF
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ZPF, 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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NOMAD Revisited
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ZPF.
In 1985 N.O.M.A.D. pushed the boundaries of what the 8-bit computers of the day could achieve with both their graphics and their gameplay. A fast-paced, all-out action shoot ’em up, this retro classic still retains a fan base to this day.
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Bad Chicken
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
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SATAZIUS
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
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Cyberpunk 3776
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
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Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
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.
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Cyberwar: Neon City
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.
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Starr Mazer: DSP
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
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Asteroid Bounty Hunter
Single-player alternative to ZPF — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZPF.
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.