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.
- 2
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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OutGraft
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
A fast paced 2D horror action runner where a gigantic, grotesque monster never stops chasing you. Slash enemies aside or leap over them, equip different parasites to build automatic ability combos, and fill Overheat to dash forward and trigger them all at once. Get caught, and the run is over
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Neo Bananas
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
In this sci-fi speedrun-platformer, destroy every neo bananas, get the S+ ranks, and uncover why you're the last gorilla on Earth. Go fast. Go wild. Go bananas!
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Last Contract
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Last Contract is a fast paced 2D action game set in a pixel art cyberpunk world that you need katanas, shurikens and quick reflexes to survive.
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Atrion Project
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
A hybrid with no memories. A planet out to kill you. A demanding sci-fi action game with fast-paced combat and die & retry mechanics. Fight. Die. Learn. Retry. Your body is a weapon. Your past, a mystery.
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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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Hack Fate
Single-player alternative to Upload Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upload Aliens.
Hack Fate is a fast-paced, cyberpunk pixel-style hack-and-slash action game. In a flash of lightning, control time and space, switch identities, and deliver swift, fatal blows to all enemies. But if it's the heavens you're up against? Then you shall hack fate itself.
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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!