Single-player games like Hero Of The Guitar
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hero Of The Guitar, 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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PROJECT.98
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
An action-roguelike, with visuals inspired by the 90s and early 2000s OS and UI, survive the hordes of enemies and earn XP and upgrade your character. Let your reflexes be tested, let your luck take the wheel, let the damage be dealt.
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Ping&Pong
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
Ping&Pong has a single goal: send the enemy’s own attack back at them. In this frenetic roguelite bullet hell, dodging isn’t enough! Move forward, intercept and deflect projectiles to survive, build your card setup and face increasingly chaotic hordes.
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Crowns & Chaos
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
Crowns & Chaos is a 2D, pixel art, arena shooter roguelike. Become a Gaulish druid and combine the power of up to 5 weapons to fend off hordes of supernatural enemies summoned by the Romans and survive as many waves as possible. Between waves buy new weapons, gears, and upgrade your stats.
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Airstrike Protocol
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
Fast-paced 2D roguelite shooter. Pick from 4 classes, aim with precision, and survive endless waves of enemies. Take down colossal war machines and forge devastating builds as the last line of defense.
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Tiny Bomber
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
Survive the countdown in a fast-paced vertical bullet-hell roguelite. Collect coins to extend your run, graze bullets for aircraft-specific boosts, build wild upgrade combos, turn defeated bosses into companion drones, tweak map spawns, and team up in 2-player co-op to push toward the final boss!
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Laika's Space Defence
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
November 3rd, 1957, Laika was launched into space… never meant to return. But what if that isn't the whole story? What if she was secretly sent to protect Earth from evil space aliens? Blast your way through endless waves of enemies as the best girl to ever go to space!
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Pizza Knight: Out To Deliver
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
Ride through explosive medieval streets on your pizza-powered scooter! Smash knights, dodge fire-breathing bats, and deliver piping-hot pizzas to wizards, goblins, and bizarre royalty! Loot crazy weapons, upgrade your scooter with absurd gadgets, and become an unstoppable delivery legend!
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Ball Breaker
Single-player alternative to Hero Of The Guitar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hero Of The Guitar.
Create crazy combinations and crush all the insects by taking out balls with various effects and improving your powers. Survive as long as you can and make the wildest molecules you can. With each round, you get stronger, but so do your enemies...