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Single-player games like Obludia

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Obludia, 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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    Rocket! — Steam game cover

    Rocket!

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Destroy enemy ships, blast away asteroids and unlock new weapons / ship abilities in this endless arcade roguelite. Earn resources through each of the 7 game modes to upgrade your weapons to outlast them all.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monsters 'til Midnight — Steam game cover

    Monsters 'til Midnight

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mystic Gate — Steam game cover

    Mystic Gate

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shape Shifter: Formations — Steam game cover

    Shape Shifter: Formations

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Obludia.

    Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.

    2025ActionRPGFree To Play14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Null Vector — Steam game cover

    Null Vector

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Patch Quest — Steam game cover

    Patch Quest

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Chrome — Steam game cover

    Neon Chrome

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nuclear Throne — Steam game cover

    Nuclear Throne

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Donuts'n'Justice — Steam game cover

    Donuts'n'Justice

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jet Set Knights — Steam game cover

    Jet Set Knights

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Jet Set Knights is an old-school arcade action platformer inspired by classics from the golden age such as Mario Bros, Snow Bros or newest Super Crate Box. If You love retro 2D platformers mixed with tower defense and RPG elements, Jet Set Knight is for You!

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gunman Tales — Steam game cover

    Gunman Tales

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Gunman Tales is an old-school action adventure game for 1-4 players set in the wild west and inspired by the legendary game from Amiga Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight and Cabal

    2018ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Numgeon — Steam game cover

    Numgeon

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Obludia.

    Numgeon is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced casual clicker RPG. Click your way through the darkest dungeons with your mighty heroes! Slay the monsters, collect gold and gain new upgrades as you progress.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    They Came From the Sky — Steam game cover

    They Came From the Sky

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    They Came From the Sky is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the Flying Saucers in the 1950s with one and only one Mission: Make a delicious juicy Human Smoothie!

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Animal Up! — Steam game cover

    Animal Up!

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Animal Up! is a tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive, and fast paced arcade game.Take the role of a rescue team on a mission to Save All the Cute Animals from the Flood!

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vermitron — Steam game cover

    Vermitron

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    They're Coming! Get ready to defend your lovely Flower from invading insect! Prepare your Bug Spray, Call your Holo-Pet, Fortify base and don't forget your mission: Find the Watering-Can!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meow'n'Dash — Steam game cover

    Meow'n'Dash

    Single-player alternative to Obludia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Obludia.

    Meow 'n' Dash is a tiny, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game. Play as one of the adorable kittens and clear stages by turning all the yarn balls to the same color by pushing them against each other.

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →