Single-player games like ShipLord
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to ShipLord, 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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Asteroid Bounty Hunter
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
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Space Fuel
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
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Grand Brix Shooter
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
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Survive in Space
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
The game is spread over 50 different levels, and Sasaki must fight through them all to redeem his people. The game features five powerful bosses that you will encounter at the end of each sector – every nine levels. Each boss is a skill puzzle of his own, with shifting mechanics and environments that will keep you on your toes.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
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.
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Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
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PARTICLE MACE
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Slash It 2
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Slash It 2 is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and type words in the right time and direction.
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Slash It
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Slash It is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to match shapes, press letters and numbers in the right time and direction.
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Cube Runner
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Cube Runner is a 3d action platformer that's simple to learn, exciting to play, and deep enough to challenge even the greatest gamers.
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Slash It Ultimate
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Play the rhythm of a song through various game modes and compete with other players!
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Upside Down
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
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Spin Rush
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Spin Rush is 2D arcade game, where you have to collect dots and match colors.
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Neon Space
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Neon Space is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
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Duke of Alpha Centauri
Single-player alternative to ShipLord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShipLord.
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.