Single-player games like Star Gun
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Star Gun, 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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The Art Of Flight
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
Play solo or with your friends in this fast-paced space shooter. Pilot multiple ships at the same time while taking on waves of enemies, finding power-ups, and gaining additional episodes along the way. Who will make it to the top of the leaderboard?
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Truxton Extreme
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Gun.
Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival!
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Weather the Swarm
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
Find your way through alien planets made of fully destructible, procedurally generated terrain. Shoot, fly, collect weapons, level up, and defeat planetary bosses. Improve between runs and discover new planets as you progress. Play alone or with friends, from your couch or online!
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Deadship Protocol
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
Bullet heaven auto-shooter with ONLINE AND COUCH CO-OP for 1-4 players. Fight hordes of energy-feeding aliens, recover eight Protocol Cores, and choose powerful upgrades. Leave the reactor undefended, then fight your way back before the ship runs out of power.
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Sagittarius
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
Sagittarius is a classic side scrolling space shoot'em up in a modern take. In this epic space game it's up to you to save our solar system from destruction. Fly alone or with a friend in a local multiplayer co-op game.
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Meteor Storm
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
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Gryphon Knight Epic: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again.
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We Will Get revenge
Single-player alternative to Star Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Gun.
We Will Get Revenge is a challenging Roguelite-Shoot'Em Up game with interesting mechanics and physics in which you will have to take revenge on those who destroyed the earth. Battle, upgrade, die, and repeat. Unlock weapons, enemies, missions, mutators, ships and much more with each game.