Single-player games like Vanisha
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Vanisha, 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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Hover Point
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.
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Cell #31
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
Cell #31 is a twin-stick shooter bullet hell game where you play as a lone cell fighting for survival.
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Pesticide Not Required
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanisha.
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
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NIMRODS
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
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.
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X Invader
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
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Chippy
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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Blazing Beaks
Single-player alternative to Vanisha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vanisha.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.