Single-player games like Battle for Asciion
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Battle for Asciion, 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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Space Dragons
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
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Throst
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
Throst is a 2D-retro-arcade-action adventure about precision flying under constant gravity. Dive through tight tunnels, outmaneuver and destroy defenses. Grab the enemy’s energy orbs, and blast your way back to orbit before you’re crushed or shot down.
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GANA FORCE
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
Gana Force is a Horizontal shooter where you'll unleash powerful firepower, skillfully dodge bullets, and utilize the terrain to maneuver and defeat enemies. Game environments include alien cell levels, scorching sun, space battleships, and more. Powerful bosses and bullet hell challenges await you!
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Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
Use Aileron Rolling or Evading your enemies' attacks while having a realistic damage system. Use different planes with upgradable parts and numerous weapons you can mount to your planes to destroy your enemies. Fly solo or play with your friends and enjoy local coop. A modern re-invented classic.
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Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
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Space Warpster
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
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VERZEUS
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
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Contra: Operation Galuga
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
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Frontball Planet
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Live fun matches of 1 or 2 players, full of action and with different cities in the background, against different opponents to defeat and several game modes to choose from both single player and local multiplayer.
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Terrifier: The ARTcade Game
Single-player alternative to Battle for Asciion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Battle for Asciion.
Terrifier: The ARTcade Game, a bloody retro fighting beat em up with frenetic action and a lot of fun and references to the Terrifier franchise.