Single-player games like Throst
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Throst, 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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Gravitaws
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Throst.
Gravitaws is a retro-style stage shooter inspired by Jaws (NES). Explore a dynamic overworld map. Collect research materials and upgrades, while evading an Alien invader. The story is delivered in classic style cutscenes. Fight bosses, survive, collect, fish, and bomb your way to victory.
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GOD CORE
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Throst.
A hardcore shoot 'em up that takes you back to the golden age of arcades. As the rogue Martian fleet brings the chill of doomsday, the GOD CORE plunges into battle alone. One striker. One chance. Unleash everything. Hold nothing back.
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GANA FORCE
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Throst.
Gana Force is a Horizontal shooter where you'll unleash powerful firepower, skillfully dodge bullets, and utilize the terrain to maneuver and defeat enemies. Game environments include alien cell levels, scorching sun, space battleships, and more. Powerful bosses and bullet hell challenges await you!
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Red Blue Cell
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Throst.
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
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Battle for Asciion
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Throst.
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
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Nebula Live: Galactic trials
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Throst.
Nebula Live is a 2D side-scrolling space shooter set in a galactic TV show where the audience controls the chaos. Fight through 13 levels as viewers vote for unpredictable events, send power-up drops, and influence your chances of survival before unlocking Endless Mode.
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The Last Sideran
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Throst.
A hand-drawn 2D arcade shoot 'em up following Zenia, the last Sideran. Dodge the Spikes, gather star essence, unlock ships with distinct weapons, and chase high scores through escalating runs.
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Cosmolon
Single-player alternative to Throst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Throst.
Cosmolon is a sci-fi spaceship shooter inspired by classic arcade and MS-DOS games. You control a ship that can boost around, level up, and destroy wave upon wave of enemy ships with beautiful pixel art plasma bolts and explosions. Nab fancy power-ups and fend off unique enemies. Can you survive?