Single-player games like BARRIER X
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to BARRIER X, 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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Thumper
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
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The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
A Rhythm Role-Playing Game! Fight party crashing monsters with the power of music! Level your party and upgrade your gear while dancing to the beat of some groovin' tunes. Grab a friend and combine forces in all game modes in The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor!
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Super Hexagon
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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ONE BTN BOSSES
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Soundodger+
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
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Geometry Dash
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
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XENO WIPEOUT!
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
After centuries of invincibility, it became popular for humans to watch live alien hunting shows, participate in alien hunts, save up money, equipment, and use all the loot you find to move on to new maps and defeat more powerful enemies.
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Zombie Night Terror
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.
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STANDBY
Single-player alternative to BARRIER X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BARRIER X.
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?