Single-player games like Xenoraid: The First Space War
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Xenoraid: The First Space War, 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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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
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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Sky Force Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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XenoRaptor
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws either online or via LAN in this high speed, high skill 8 player co-op twinstick shooter.
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Radiant Silvergun
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
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Jets'n'Guns 2
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
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DYSMANTLE
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
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Undead Horde
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
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Tesla vs Lovecraft
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
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DYSPLACED
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Grenads are holy relics. Shotguns are spellcraft. In this top-down survival action-RPG, you've been summoned as the Guardian of a fantasy realm leaking modern objects. Scavenge artifacts, forge weapons, build outposts, brew potions, and hunt the corruption devouring the land. Play solo or co-op.
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Skeletal Avenger
Single-player alternative to Xenoraid: The First Space War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Xenoraid: The First Space War.
Embark on a bone-chilling quest for vengeance as a skull-hurling skeletal warrior in Skeletal Avenger! This captivating roguelite dungeon crawler melds hack'n'slash mayhem with endlessly replayable gameplay, offering a thrilling, ever-evolving experience that keeps you coming back for more.