Single-player games like Appulse
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Appulse, 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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Seven Suns of Orion
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Appulse.
A fast paced bullet heaven, control your Sci-fi spaceships with semi-newtonian physics. Last 7 minutes against the drone armada until their boss arrives and fight your way to freedom! Use planetary gravity and other hazards to dodge superior numbers. Collect and combine weapons for maximum firepower
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SANDRIPPER
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Appulse.
Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!
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Nebula Strike
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Appulse.
Nebula Strike is a space-themed 2.5D top-down twin-stick shooter game.
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Planet Killer
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Appulse.
A physics-driven sci-fi destruction roguelite. Orbit hostile worlds, unleash devastating weapons, and carve real craters into fully simulated planets while escalating planetary defenses fight back.
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EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Appulse.
EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?
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Anima Reaver
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Appulse.
A 3D Sci-Fi space shooter game where you fight against big flagships and bases to unlock the secrets of the world.
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Hyperion Survivor
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Appulse.
a bullet heaven type game inspired by retro shoot'em up games of the 90s. Survive and defeat waves of enemies in an infinite space arena, acquire power ups and defeat the final boss !
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A.V.E.N.A.
Single-player alternative to Appulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Appulse.
Pilot disposable combat drones through the Primal Portal in a sci-fi action roguelike. Customize your drone, fight through various missions, recover research data and alien technology to enhance your drone setup for the next session.