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Single-player games like BallisticNG

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to BallisticNG, 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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    GRIP: Combat Racing — Steam game cover

    GRIP: Combat Racing

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

    Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.

    2018ActionIndieRacing29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Distance — Steam game cover

    Distance

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

    Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

    2018ActionIndieRacing24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Synapse Grid — Steam game cover

    Synapse Grid

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

    A neon light-cycle combat racer where the wall you leave behind becomes the arena. Green trail is rideable terrain; amber kills. 90-mission campaign, 2–4 player split-screen, online. Free demo out now (beta). Next Fest 19–26 Oct. Release 28 Oct 2026.

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nitro Nonsense — Steam game cover

    Nitro Nonsense

    Single-player alternative to BallisticNG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with BallisticNG.

    A chaotic arcade party racer for up to 8 players, locally or online. Race your way with split-screen or a shared top-down view, build custom tracks packed with traps and obstacles, and upgrade your car every time you lose.

    2026IndieCasualRacingSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pacer — Steam game cover

    Pacer

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

    PACER is high-octane anti-gravity racing at its most destructive. Customise your craft and weapons then engage in the campaign, a single-player race or compete against your rivals in explosive online multiplayer for the ultimate combat racing experience.

    2020ActionSportsIndie39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HYPERPIPES — Steam game cover

    HYPERPIPES

    Single-player alternative to BallisticNG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with BallisticNG.

    Race the OUTSIDE of the pipe. Gravity pulls you around the tube, so holding the top is the whole skill. Every track is grown from a seed, so no two are the same. Draft, boost, shoot and climb six leagues in a neon anti-gravity racer built around one more run.

    RacingSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Couch Planes — Steam game cover

    Couch Planes

    Single-player alternative to BallisticNG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with BallisticNG.

    Couch Planes is a fast-paced airborne party game where the craftiest pilot wins. Dodge missiles, grab power-ups, and race through hazard-filled maps in various game modes in chaotic local or online matches. Easy to learn, wild to master, always a blast.

    ActionSimulationRacingSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BlazeRush — Steam game cover

    BlazeRush

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

    BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no levelling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.

    2014ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    XENO WIPEOUT! — Steam game cover

    XENO WIPEOUT!

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wreckfest — Steam game cover

    Wreckfest

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

    Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

    2018ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zero-K — Steam game cover

    Zero-K

    Single-player alternative to BallisticNG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BallisticNG.

    With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aster League: 2179 — Steam game cover

    Aster League: 2179

    Single-player alternative to BallisticNG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with BallisticNG.

    Aster League 2179 is a Crash Team Racing inspired spinoff to the small vehicles content of BallisticNG. Boost is king, and piloting in a straight line is a sure-fire way to lose the race.

    IndieRacingSingle-playerSimilar games →