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Single-player games like Infinity Lancer

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Infinity Lancer, 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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    Lober Lobe — Steam game cover

    Lober Lobe

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    Shoot psychic orbs, collect useful thoughts, upgrade your Probe with speed, maneuverability, satellites, resistance and suppress negative thoughts in this Brain centric, procedurally generated bullet hell shoot 'em up.

    2024ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Swarm — Steam game cover

    Nova Swarm

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.

    2026ActionIndie3.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crush The Rebellion! — Steam game cover

    Crush The Rebellion!

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!

    2026ActionIndie4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite — Steam game cover

    DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space War: Infinity — Steam game cover

    Space War: Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Void Scrappers — Steam game cover

    Void Scrappers

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

    2022Action3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Akka Arrh — Steam game cover

    Akka Arrh

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!

    2023Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard- — Steam game cover

    The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rack N Ruin — Steam game cover

    Rack N Ruin

    Single-player alternative to Infinity Lancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Infinity Lancer.

    Chaos reigns in this top down action adventure game starring Rack, a demon with an appetite for destruction. Pave a path of mayhem as you guide Rack on his quest to jump start the Apocalypse. Wield powerful magic, decimate your foes, unravel mind bending puzzles, and smite titanic bosses all while corrupting a vast open world.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →