Single-player games like Atomic City
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Atomic City, 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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ShapeNeon Chaos
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
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Space Warden
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
Space Warden is top-down shooter in space where whole environment can be destroyed. Use lots of weapons which can burn, stun, damage, explode enemy ships, bases and terrain. Use turrets to defend your base and complete various missions.
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Nebula Invasion
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
Nebula Invasion was designed for those who enjoy the classic type arcade games, a spaceship shooter with great game play. Aliens attack many different ways from marching to dive bombing. You have the tools to fight back with a ship that can power-up with double, triple, rapid fire, or plasma cannon.
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Karma Cannon
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
Clear hordes of cosmic critters in this simple 2D shooter but be carefully, bullets that exit the arena will warp behind you and become dangerous to you ship. Whatever goes around comes around.
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Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
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Blast Rush LS
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
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Thunder Wolves
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
When this “wolf pack” strikes, you hear the thunder roll. The Thunder Wolves attack from the air. They are mercenaries, and the best helicopter pilots in the world. Every one of them is ready for action at all times—and ready to fight evil, wherever it lurks.
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Commando Collection
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
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Input Chaos
Single-player alternative to Atomic City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Atomic City.
Dismember opponents with physics-based punches and weapons in glowing arenas inspired by Tron.