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Single-player games like Samsara: Retro Man Universe

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Samsara: Retro Man Universe, 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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    Tank Them All — Steam game cover

    Tank Them All

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Chaotic top-down tank brawler for 2–6 players — local or online. Grab 16 wild power-ups, survive poison clouds and air raids, and dominate 90+ arenas across 4 game modes including King of the Hill and Golden Shell.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I, AI — Steam game cover

    I, AI

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Classic scrolling shooter with modern graphics. You are self-aware AI. You were created on space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and win your freedom.

    2020ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PewPew! — Steam game cover

    PewPew!

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    PewPew! - move, shoot and upgrade!

    2021ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Behelade — Steam game cover

    Behelade

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Fight your way through this challenging Bullet Hell Shoot ‘Em Up, consisting of 5 stages full of beautiful, intricate patterns and bosses. Wield the magic sword “Behelade” to find out what is behind the mysterious power that made the forest creatures go on a mad Danmaku rampage!

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skyfighter Arcade — Steam game cover

    Skyfighter Arcade

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Skyfighter Arcade is the classic top-down shoot-em-up vertical scroller, with a twist. Outmaneuver increasingly difficult enemies and obstacles. Blast your enemies out of the sky with powerful and unique weapons. Upgrade your weapons and ship to make yourself more powerful.

    2023ActionRPGCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mirage Feathers — Steam game cover

    Mirage Feathers

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」

    2024ActionIndie2.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space War: Infinity — Steam game cover

    Space War: Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CYGNI: All Guns Blazing — Steam game cover

    CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

    Single-player alternative to Samsara: Retro Man Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Samsara: Retro Man Universe.

    An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.

    2024ActionIndie5.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →