Single-player games like Close Order
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Close Order, 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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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
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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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Bleed 2
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close Order.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
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Evangeline™
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Close Order.
Evangeline™ is a short first person experience (FPX) where color guides you through the world. At the end, you have to ask yourself one simple question: If you could make one last call to a loved one, what would you say?
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You Can Pet The Dog VR
Single-player alternative to Close Order — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Close Order.
Fulfill the ultimate fantasy: going outside and petting a dog. In You Can Pet The Dog VR, players can pet and play with an adorable dog in a beautiful environment inspired by the upcoming game DOGGONE.