Single-player games like Gryphon Rider
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gryphon Rider, 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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Rogue Space Convoy
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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Vital Shell
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gryphon Rider.
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
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BALL x PIT
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
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Stellar Interface
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
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Airships: Lost Flotilla
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
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ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
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Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Single-player alternative to Gryphon Rider — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gryphon Rider.
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.