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Single-player games like Star Saviors

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Star Saviors, 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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    Super Rebellion — Steam game cover

    Super Rebellion

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

    The humanity succumbed against the power of a aliens intergalactic empire, but managed to organize and establish a resistance army. Join the rebellious seekers of peace and help them defeat the evil that haunts the Earth.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Revolution Ace — Steam game cover

    Revolution Ace

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

    A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ikaruga — Steam game cover

    Ikaruga

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

    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!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syder Arcade — Steam game cover

    Syder Arcade

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

    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.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours — Steam game cover

    DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

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

    DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

    2015Action12.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック — Steam game cover

    Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック

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

    Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.

    2015ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waveform — Steam game cover

    Waveform

    Single-player alternative to Star Saviors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Saviors.

    Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

    2012StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ZeroRanger — Steam game cover

    ZeroRanger

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

    This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

    2018ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition) — Steam game cover

    Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)

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

    Become a mercenary of the future and pilot the super-tech Raptor. Embark on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp, battle against hordes of relentless enemies and spend the bounty to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hardcore weapons!

    2014Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →