Single-player games like StarShip Wars
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to StarShip Wars, 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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Half-Life
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with StarShip Wars.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
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Contra: Operation Galuga
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with StarShip Wars.
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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Let Them Come: Onslaught
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with StarShip Wars.
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
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STAR WARS™: Squadrons
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with StarShip Wars.
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with StarShip Wars.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with StarShip Wars.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Valfaris: Mecha Therion
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with StarShip Wars.
Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
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Revenge of the Titans
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with StarShip Wars.
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
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Space Tormentor
Single-player alternative to StarShip Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with StarShip Wars.
Space Tormentor is a retro style SHMUP game in which You immerse Yourself as a lonely pilot with mission to destroy as many alien enemies as it's possible. You have been sent by aliens to unknown sector of galaxy. Your goal is to fight your way back to Earth.