Single-player games like Ball Busters
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ball Busters, 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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yttrium X
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ball Busters.
Zellia Mots goes awol and steals yttrium X the Plutocracy of Yeoman's secret Mech in this PvE mech brawler!
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Forastero
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ball Busters.
A town without a sheriff is the least of your problems when there's a bounty on your head.
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Ghost Vanguard
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ball Busters.
Ghost Vanguard is a Beat'em Up game that combines stylish action with roguelike elements. Grab your sword and step into treacherous evil dungeons, using stylish and magnificent combos to defeat the sinister forces from the darkness and reclaim a hero's stolen soul.
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Hi-Fi RUSH
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ball Busters.
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
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Total Chaos Against Apathy
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ball Busters.
A high-intensity action game, inspired by the feeling of emulating arcade-only action games. Learn a simple-yet-nuanced two button control scheme. Use hitstun, attack chains, grabbing and throwing to crush and control hordes of enemies! Tank Controls Are Awesome!
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Cenk The Chopper
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ball Busters.
Cenk The Chopper is a fast paced hack-and-slash game. Fight through hordes of mutants and robots in a world you've made go to hell. Chop 'em up everything you see till the end of it.
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ball Busters.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
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Magenta Horizon - Neverending Harvest
Single-player alternative to Ball Busters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ball Busters.
Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to destroy the hordes of demons and epic bosses to reach your destination.