Single-player games like Power-Up
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Power-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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Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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Valfaris
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Valfaris: Mecha Therion
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
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Sine Mora
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Drifting Lands
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Drifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre. If you want an original diablo-like game or you want a different kind of shoot'em'up, you're in the right place!
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Flix The Flea
Single-player alternative to Power-Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Power-Up.
Inspired by the legendary ZX Spectrum classic Bugaboo (La Pulga), Flix the Flea is a precision arcade platformer where every jump counts. Master momentum, bounce through deadly caverns, and conquer ten challenging levels in this deceptively simple but brutally addictive skill game.