Single-player games like The X-Type
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The X-Type, 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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Galactic Mecha GunSuit
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one.
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Beyond the First Star
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Beyond the First Star is a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up. Choose from distinct pilots, collect and switch between varied weapons, battle through handcrafted stages, and face bosses with unique attack patterns.
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Project Neon
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.
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Future Knight
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
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CHIP & THE RED STORM
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Run as fast as you can through this fast-paced 2D side-scrolling platformer! Deal with wacky enemies and bosses covering every track of your path. Sit down by yourself or with friends in this pixel 80's-90's inspired indie game and seal your decided fate of their world.
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Okko The Exiled
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Okko The Exiled is an action-packed adventure where you stomp, launch and bash your way through Kutala, a land of demons, on a quest to defeat the Demon Lord Yalda and link Okko’s isolated world with the heavens.
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Orbital Survivor
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Orbital Survivor is a physics-based space survivor-like with rogue-lite elements. Forge your path to free the galaxy from the Necromancer’s hordes. All set in a retro-futuristic and space-fantasy universe inspired by Dungeons & Dragons.
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VectaGuard
Single-player alternative to The X-Type — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The X-Type.
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.