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Single-player games like Sublight

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sublight, 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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    Approaching Infinity Survivors — Steam game cover

    Approaching Infinity Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sublight.

    A Bullet-Heaven roguelike in the Approaching Infinity universe with both spaceship and away team missions. The exit of the galaxy's dominant races left a power vacuum that everyone wants to fill. Survive, pick a side, or kill'em all. No time to think when the horde's advancing.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starforged Legacy — Steam game cover

    Starforged Legacy

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sublight.

    Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie7.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meteor Rush — Steam game cover

    Meteor Rush

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sublight.

    Meteor Rush is a high-intensity space Bullet Heaven where you defend a fragile core against endless cosmic threats. Harvest meteor gems, loot powerful gear, and evolve your ship and core into an unstoppable force of destruction.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Robot Survivors — Steam game cover

    Super Robot Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sublight.

    From the Creative Director of Destroy All Humans! 2 and co-creator of the original TY the Tasmanian Tiger comes a chaotic bullet heaven with objectives. Rescue astronauts, repair reactors, and hack terminals while dodging hundreds of enemies in high-stakes, 10-minute showdowns.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MAIMCOIL — Steam game cover

    MAIMCOIL

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sublight.

    move fast → build weapon evolutions | crack elites + bosses | chase a high score | pixel-art bullet heaven | free updates forever

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Pulsefire — Steam game cover

    Neon Pulsefire

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sublight.

    Fullfill your ultimate power fantasy and defeat endless waves of enemies in this challenging sci-fi bullet-hell roguelite. Unlock unique classes and upgrades to create powerful builds as you weave your way through enemies, arena hazards and projectile assaults.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pitbound — Steam game cover

    Pitbound

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sublight.

    Mow down endless hordes of enemies in the arena of this dark cyberpunk survival roguelite. Play as a fully modular robot, snapping together multiple weapons and components to craft your perfect build. Collect powerful items to forge game-breaking synergies and annihilate everything in the Pit.

    2026ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Order of Beast — Steam game cover

    Order of Beast

    Single-player alternative to Sublight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sublight.

    A dark fantasy top-down action roguelite survivor game. Choose an outcast hero, forge evolving skills, collect strange relics, and survive wave after wave until you face the old lords who still rule the ruins.

    2027ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →