Single-player games like Nova Strider
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nova Strider, 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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Dead Space™ 2
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nova Strider.
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
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Halo: Spartan Assault
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nova Strider.
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *
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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nova Strider.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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Aliens: Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nova Strider.
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
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Crysis
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nova Strider.
Adapt to Survive An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. Suit up! A high-tech Nanosuit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield.
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Sanctum 2
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Strider.
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
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Drunken Robot Pornography
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Strider.
Bullet-hell, boss-battle, first-person shooter, with giant-robots, martinis and jetpacks. YES. Drink the cocktails. Fight the titans. Make your own Titans. Drink your friend's cocktails.
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Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Single-player alternative to Nova Strider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Strider.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!