Single-player games like 1993 Space Machine
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 1993 Space Machine, 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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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1993 Space Machine.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1993 Space Machine.
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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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1993 Space Machine.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1993 Space Machine.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1993 Space Machine.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1993 Space Machine.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
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Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 1993 Space Machine.
Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.20 years after the 8-bit classic was released, Bionic Commando Rearmed recreates the world of the original with a complete "2.5D" visual revamp.
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R-Type Dimensions EX
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 1993 Space Machine.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
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Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
Single-player alternative to 1993 Space Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 1993 Space Machine.
Become a mercenary of the future and pilot the super-tech Raptor. Embark on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp, battle against hordes of relentless enemies and spend the bounty to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hardcore weapons!