Single-player games like The Great Escape
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Great Escape, 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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Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt Take control of your chosen fighter (either Scout or Grunt) in this side scrolling shooter.
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Space storm
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with The Great Escape.
Steer a futuristic spaceship through 50 action-packed levels! Fight against enemy fleets, use teleportation, dodge fireballs and defeat the mothership. Precision and skill are required to survive increasingly difficult waves. Are you ready?
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Ozone Guardian
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
A new twist on the classic arcade shooter, with a variety of character choices and an upgrade system. Control your spaceship with your mouse & shoot with click - the only limitation is your hand speed! Face waves of creative enemy ships and stimulating bosses, and protect the ozone, Ozone Guardian.
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SpaceShooter
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Survive 20 escalating stages of meteor chaos in a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter. Master unlockable weapons, face unique meteor threats and powerful bosses, customize your ship, then push your limits in Endless Mode.
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Bounce your Bullets!
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.
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Probe
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
A challenging 2D block breaker featuring arcade elements and a modern spin on the popular retro games. Destroy data blocks and galactic enemies using only your probe, bullets and power ups but don't lose your ball to the void. Do you have what it takes to reach the end of the universe?
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Attack of the Mechadonk - The ultimate donkey
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
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Drifting in Space
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Drifting in Space is an action Rogue-lite for those with a love for difficult games. Inspired by the uncertainty of space itself along with all the movies, literature and games that accompany it. Enjoy crossing this dark and dangerous rendition of the cosmos.
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Lab 03 Yrinth
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Lab 03 Yrinth is a challenging maze game in a sci-fi scary atmosphere. It will challenge your skill and patience. Its a game made for speedrunners, be a guinea pig and have a taste of what it feels like...
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Spinning Around
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Are you up for the challenge? Spinning around is an arcade game that will test your reflexes in the simplest form. Guide your spaceship through the gates,be fast!
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Trigonometry
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Trigonometry is a fun casual game, The rotating triangle in Trigonometry is the pivoting center of this exciting action game! Match colors to go further and try to beat your own score!
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Abscond
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Avoiding all obstacles and collect points before they are destroyed. Watch out for projectiles and enemies stalking you! Will you the #1 highscore on leaderboard against your friends?
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Infinity Trip
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Infinity Trip is a simple and addictive endless runner game. You control a little ship gliding through a beautiful exotic world, avoiding obstacles and collecting coins to unlock new cool spaceships.
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Jump! Jump! Jump!
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Jump! Jump! Jump! is a score based platformer game, it required all your reflexes and concentration to beat the highest score and collect coins to unlock new character!
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Infinity Escape
Single-player alternative to The Great Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.
Infinity Escape is a reflex based game that will push your gaming skills to the maximum in a world full of obstacles, only to get the best score!