Single-player games like ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA, 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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ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
First released in arcades in 1980, the masterpiece PAC-MAN comes to Steam! Move PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
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ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
First appearing in arcades in 1982, Dig Dug finally comes to Steam! Control Dig Dug to make underground tunnels and inflate or crush the enemies!
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Distant Space
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
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R-Type Dimensions EX
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
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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1993 Space Machine
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force.
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
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PAC-MAN 256
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
PAC-MAN 256 is the maze that never ends. But the Glitch is coming for you…
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Lode Runner Legacy
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Lode Runner Legacy is the latest edition in the popular Lode Runner series. Players control “Runner” to recover stolen gold while avoiding enemies and minefields. Enjoy the ingenious balance of puzzle and action gameplay, an updated Voxel visual style and powerful game editors. Ver.2.0 Update is out now!
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City Air Battle
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
City Air Battle is a flying racing and shooting game where you will pilot a fighter jet to compete with opponents in the air over real cities, hitting various targets and avoiding buildings. You can also engage in intense aerial battles with opponents.
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PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island!
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TEKKEN 7
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Discover the epic conclusion of the long-time clan warfare between members of the Mishima family. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, the legendary fighting game franchise fights back with stunning story-driven cinematic battles and intense duels that can be enjoyed with friends and rivals.
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TEKKEN 8
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
TEKKEN 8 is the latest addition to the TEKKEN series, the pinnacle of 3D fighting games. Join the fight with over 32 characters and bear witness to the next installment in this epic saga. Get ready for the biggest and best TEKKEN game ever made!
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ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
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Tales of ARISE
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!
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Tales of Berseria™
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.
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SCARLET NEXUS
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
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SOULCALIBUR VI
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!
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GOD EATER 3
Single-player alternative to ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA.
Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, it’s up to your special team of God Eaters to take down god-like monsters devastating the world. With an epic story, unique characters, and all new God Arcs and Aragami, the latest evolution in ACTION is here!