Single-player games like Orbital Survivor
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Orbital Survivor, 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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XenoFeud
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orbital Survivor.
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
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Arc’s Glitch Defender
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orbital Survivor.
Save the galaxy? Boring. Dylo wants the fame. Master breakneck speeds in this ego-fueled arena shooter. Blast through the Shadows, feed your pride, and uncover the dark secret behind a 'perfect' Utopia. Speed is your weapon; hesitation is a glitch.
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Solaroids
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orbital Survivor.
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
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Void Source
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orbital Survivor.
Classic multi-directional (360°) shoot 'em up. Navigate your UFO through hazardous environments with dangerous enemies and beat huge bosses!
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Nebulock
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Orbital Survivor.
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
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Akka Arrh
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Orbital Survivor.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orbital Survivor.
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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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Orbital Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orbital Survivor.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.