Single-player games like Bladestar
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Bladestar, 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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Bit Blaster XL
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
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Sun Blast: Star Fighter
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
Sun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!
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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Starr Mazer: DSP
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
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Switch 'N' Shoot
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
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The Bug Butcher
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Strike Suit Infinity
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser set in the Strike Suit Zero universe. Your skill is the only thing that matters and whatever combat experience you've had so far is irrelevant. There is no end to the enemies you'll face. There is no winning. There is only the fight for survival.
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
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Jets'n'Guns 2
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
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Space Aliens Invaders
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Bladestar.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
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Ancient Frontier
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.
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Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Steel Shadows is a standalone tactics RPG set in the epic universe of Ancient Frontier. Take command of a rag tag band of pirates and outlaws as you fight your way across the Frontier for treasure and glory. Delve into our latest turn based tactical RPG.
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Hyper Empire
Single-player alternative to Bladestar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Play a 4x game in 40 minutes... or less! We streamlined 4x strategy down to a game that captures the fun in a manageable play time. Lead your faction against escalating enemies and expand the reach of your empire. Multiple paths to victory allows for a variety of strategies. Build your empire.