Single-player games like Vanquish
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Vanquish, 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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BLAST-AXIS
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Expel extra-dimensional invaders from Phobos with hot lead & high explosives. Boost & kick your wrecking drone to extreme speeds on every axis. Explore the cavernous Phobean moon complex, salvage powerful weapons & blast away the uninvited guests in: BLAST-AXIS: PHOBEAN TERROR.
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Titan Nebula
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
A Sci-fi procedural spaceship exploration game, where you unlock new weapons and abilities as you complete missions and gather bounties. Deploy your advanced tactics mech unity, in this 3rd person shooter game!
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VersionThree : INVISIBLE RAID
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Authentic Customizable Mech Action Game. Customize the combat mech "V3" and run through the battlefield!
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RIG Riot
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
RIG Riot is a roguelike third-person mech-action shooter. Fight increasingly difficult enemies while completing objectives, level up, and choose the Weapons and Volatile Mods that will let you return from your raids victorious. Discover thousands of permanent parts, and build a RIG unlike any other.
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War Tech Fighters
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!
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TRANSFORMERS: Devastation
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
The TRANSFORMERS are back, and this time they’re in the hands of acclaimed developer PlatinumGames, who have combined their over-the-top brawler action with comic book inspired art to create a TRANSFORMERS game like none other.
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Nelo
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Nelo is the lightning fast, out of this world, genre-blending, bullet-hell, character-action epic meticulously crafted by the loving couple at Magic & Mirrors.
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Gearbits
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Fast-paced mecha themed third person shooter.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Titanfall® 2
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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WET
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Play Wet, a calm puzzle game. Move land to guide water through 32 fun puzzles. Think smart and solve each task in a world of peace and ease. Simple to play, hard to master, and made to soothe your mind.
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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ULTRAKILL
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
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Warframe
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Bayonetta
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.