Single-player games like 1000 Waves
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 1000 Waves, 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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PERFECT MATTER
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Amass independently powerful upgrades that synergize into world shaking phenomena, and use them to lay waste to countless entities across a dying universe.
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Sharded World
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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HYPER METEOR
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
YOU ARE LOST IN SPACE! ALL WEAPONS ARE DOWN! Survive by ramming your ship into meteors and hostile forces.
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MagiCarnage
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Once every millennium, the greatest magical beings gather together in order to engage one another in tournament combat. Cast powerful spells and shatter your opponents, this is MagiCarnage!
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Nebulock
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 1000 Waves.
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
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Chippy
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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LONE RUIN
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.
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Rogue: Genesia
Single-player alternative to 1000 Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with 1000 Waves.
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.