Single-player games like Don't Shoot First!
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Shoot First!, 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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bang shoot.
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Don't Shoot First!.
A fast-paced arena shooter where you wield two weapons at once across unique battlegrounds. Each round is different: new map, teams, weapons, and modifiers.
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Tigershark
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Don't Shoot First!.
2060 A.D. The Red Menace has resurfaced. The Sea Boils with submarines and battlecruisers, blood and oil. The skies are dark with enemy birds. Tigershark has been deployed. A fully-loaded subfoil prototype.
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Saloonery
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
Grab your trusty revolver and blast away outlaws in this fast-paced shooter. You'll need to use the wide arsenal of weapons, your razor-sharp reflexes, and an itchy trigger finger to bring order to the lawless western frontier. It's Saloonery time!
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Tell Me Owl
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
Embark on an exciting journey in a top-down western shooter inspired by classic NES action games. Battle through handcrafted levels, buy abilities, upgrade weapons to face multi-phase bosses in a world where a man's best friend is his revolver.
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Crime Tises
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
Crime Tises is a quick fire retro futurist fast paced off rails arcade boomer shooter!
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PacSO
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
Defend the Office from corrupt clones with Peter, an overworked employee at Benchart Industries. Survive chaotic nights using a pistol, shotgun, and laser. Defend the crystal and prevent it from collapsing. Strategy, action, and retro humor blend in PacSO.
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Sherwood Extreme
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
A co-op Crossbow Shooter with Bullet-Time Parkour! Race through levels and horde mode, chaining combos of slow-mo sniping and destruction to climb the leaderboards. Build maps in the Level Editor.
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Ultra Cop
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.
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Lone McLonegan : A Western Adventure
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
Lone McLonegan is an old-school point-n-click adventure game inspired by old westerns with touches of acid humor. Help Lone become "The Most Wanted Outlaw In The Wild West" as you tackle fun puzzles and meet quirky characters.
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Welcome To Mars 9
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Shoot First!.
You wake up in a luxurious space station orbiting Mars with no memory of your past. Explore, solve puzzles, and make ethical choices in this narrative adventure with multiple endings.
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Lost Sock Simulator 3000
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Don't Shoot First!.
Be a sweetheart and help Gertrude Knitmore find all her lost socks. An idle clicker about humanity's oldest unsolved mystery. And yes, there's an ending. The universe has opinions about your sock collection.
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The Golden Seam
Single-player alternative to Don't Shoot First! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Don't Shoot First!.
A quiet game about mending what's broken and learning to wear the seams. Turn each fracture, slide the pieces home and seal the crack in gold. No timers, no score, no way to fail. Break and mend. The gold remembers.