Single-player games like Scrap Vanguard
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Scrap Vanguard, 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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BLIGHT SWARM
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scrap Vanguard.
BLIGHT SWARM is horde-building action roguelite where you invade Earth as an alien hivemind and run a planetary infection campaign. Turn civilians into zombies, merge your minions into stronger abominations, evolve your Beast, and spread the Blight across the globe.
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ShootyCraft
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scrap Vanguard.
Massive online space battles with building and crafting. Up to 100 players in an arena. Solo and team game modes.
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Sky Bomber
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scrap Vanguard.
Fly your warplane, bomb enemy stickman bases, and unleash satisfying physics-based destruction. Upgrade your aircraft, master precision bombing, and level everything in your path.
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Fuel Needed
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scrap Vanguard.
Race against time or other players through difficult levels full of obstacles.
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Alpha Terminus
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scrap Vanguard.
Your clan plays an important role in the new galactic war. The fate of your mutant clan rests in the hands of you and your fellow fighter pilots...
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Star Striker
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scrap Vanguard.
Free-Flight, Arcade Space Shooter, Action Roguelike. Jet through stylized arenas facing increasingly deadly starships while pushing your power to the absolute limits. Use synergistic weapon mods and game-changing relics to bend reality and take down the giant space wrym Digamora or die trying.
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Drone Warfare
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scrap Vanguard.
Drone Warfare is an action flight sim and tower defense hybrid shoot-em-up. Research upgrades and deploy your tiny honey bee military drone as you attempt to save the last remaining bees from extinction.
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Elandrake
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scrap Vanguard.
Elandrake is an incremental, twin-stick shooter game where you protect a cosmic entity as it emerges from another reality. Consume matter to gain abilities and use them to blast fleets back to where they came from!
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Luxury Supermarket Simulator
Single-player alternative to Scrap Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrap Vanguard.
Run your own supermarket in this detailed supermarket simulator game. Hire staff, serve customers, expand your store, and unlock new product licenses. Balance your budget and turn your small shop into a thriving business.