Single-player games like Steam and Metal
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Steam and Metal, 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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From The Dust
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
From The Dust is a fun and dynamic shoot'em up action game! Requiring reflexes and motor coordination. Fight steampunk machines to save your village. Can you complete this challenge?
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Sine Mora EX
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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Sine Mora
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Sora
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
From Orange Juice comes a shoot'em'up starring the lone enhanced human, Sora. The sequel of the high-speed shoot'em'up "Suguri", with improved game system and graphics.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
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Mirage Feathers
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」
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Lionessy Story
Single-player alternative to Steam and Metal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Steam and Metal.
«Lionessy story» is a visual novel that tells a story of a lion cub living out his carefree days in a lion pride reigning over the great African savannah. But life in the wilderness is never easy, and after a terrible tragedy yanks him out of his pampered lifestyle, the young cub has to face the dangers of the real world where anything...