Single-player games like Upload Aliens
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Upload Aliens, 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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Ultra Paddle
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
A high-speed arcade roguelite where classic physics meet insane abilities. Deflect the ball, survive intense boss fights, and combine 100+ active and passive skills to break the game. Every run makes you stronger. Your goal? Become unstoppable.
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Nion Forge
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Your ship is your build. Put it together in the hangar from 50+ modules and enter the games: 9 districts, 9 bosses, one time limit - and beyond them, freedom. Run went sideways? Come back with scrap and build it better. 100+ upgrades, 30+ cores, countless builds.
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Cyber Pet'Scape : Call of Freedom
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Cybernetically enhance small vulnerable animals in a pixel art hardcore roguelite platformer, where every jump, every mutation, and every mistake can decide their freedom… or their extinction.
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CyberRunner: Data Dash
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Upload Aliens.
CyberRunner: Data Dash is a classic arcade runner. Collect as many disks as possible while dodging obstacles, and bring them to the main base for decryption.
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Katanaut
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
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UNYIELDER
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
UNYIELDER is an intense Boss-rush Movement-FPS. Assemble your arsenal of destruction, smash your way through waves of bosses, face your own Final-Boss.
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Hellbrella
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Put on your raincoat and destroy hordes of demons in Hell. Use 5 insane umbrellas in an aerial roguelite hack and slash of pure chaos!
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Roboquest
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
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Hollow Jump
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Craving the thrill of a challenging platformer, but tired of endless frustration and failure? This game strips away the stress and leaves only fast-paced, satisfying action! Soar through the air with stylish jumps and dashes, and freely explore a breathtaking world where steampunk meets fantasy!