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Single-player games like Space Survival

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Space Survival, 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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    Galactic Explorers — Steam game cover

    Galactic Explorers

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    COSMIC STRIKE - The Last Sub Sector — Steam game cover

    COSMIC STRIKE - The Last Sub Sector

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    Unleash the fury of giant capital ship combat and conquer the stars!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TAILS GEAR HD — Steam game cover

    TAILS GEAR HD

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    A revamped version of "Tales Gear," originally released in 2007, featuring high-resolution support, new systems, and rearranged background music. A full-fledged 2.5D vertical-scrolling shooter characterized by the Tail Pod, an optional weapon that combines offense and defense.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shaped Beats — Steam game cover

    Shaped Beats

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    Shaped Beats Is A 2D Video Game Of The Bullet Hell Genre, with Pixel art graphics, You control a Wolfs Space Forces plane, which is sent to different missions together with its Squad, however things are not as they seem and you have to find out what mysteries in space.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spaced Liberation — Steam game cover

    Spaced Liberation

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cosmic Survivor — Steam game cover

    Cosmic Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-Force Under Attack — Steam game cover

    X-Force Under Attack

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Survival.

    X-Force Under Attack brings back all the charm of shmup games from the 80's/90's. It's a frenetic and chaotic space shooter with insane battles against extremely difficult bosses.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dome 3.0 — Steam game cover

    Dome 3.0

    Single-player alternative to Space Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Survival.

    DOME 3.0 is a bullet hell roguelite survival shooter. You are a ship trapped inside a dome with endless waves of enemies and 20 bosses closing in from every direction. Upgrade your ship and gear and dominate the Dome

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →