Single-player games like When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears, 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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Solo Defender
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
Solo Defender is a fast-paced vertical space shooter where you battle waves of enemies, unlock upgrades with Gems, and face epic bosses—including a drone-spawning Mothership. One life, multiple planets, and a secret level await. No ads—just pure arcade action.
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Quantum Void
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
Lost in an unexplored star system after a dimensional anomaly dispersed your fleet, you start to pick up signals scattered throughout the system. Explore the wrecks of the corporate fleet, discover the secrets of the anomaly, and try to get the good ending.
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Shin Sophstar
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
Shin Sophstar is an electrifying remix built for speed and scoring. With 30 ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
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Starlight Squad
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.
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Iron Skies
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
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Phrenetic Shooting Reunion
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
[CONTENTS] A playable shooting game "PHRENETIC SHOOTING REUNION" + All future updates/bug fixes. Phrenetic Shooting is a retro tasted shooting game. This game provides an exciting experience for retro 2D shooting game funs.
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Starpath
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
Build your starship alone or with friends and explore a seamless universe. Plot a course, burn your thrusters, and chill out in your retro tech ship while you play games and drift through the dangerous vacuum of space. Approach orbit around distant worlds to discover whether we are truly alone.
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Neon Armada - Solar Storm
Single-player alternative to When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears.
A top-down arena roguelite you can learn in one wave and spend a hundred hours mastering. Waves close in from every edge; the shop between them decides what you become. 32 ships, 28 weapons, 115 mods to combine — then endless mode, where the caps come off.