Single-player games like Pixel Galaxy
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Pixel Galaxy, 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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Pixel Descent
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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Rise & Shine
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
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ONE BTN BOSSES
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
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Neptunia Shooter
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pixel Galaxy.
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
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Switch 'N' Shoot
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
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Ultratron
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...
- 10
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
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Neversong
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Help little Peet hack-and-slash his way through a beautifully haunting coma. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane grown-ups, and sad children looking for their mommies.
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The King's Bird
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.
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Lifeless Moon
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
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Half Past Fate
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.
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Land of Screens
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pixel Galaxy.
When Holland’s social media is lit ablaze by a recent breakup, she embarks on a new mission to ditch the social media saturation and discover some real-world relationships among a Land of Screens.
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Return to Ash
Single-player alternative to Pixel Galaxy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”