Single-player games like Para-Dox
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Para-Dox, 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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Seven Suns of Orion
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Para-Dox.
A fast paced bullet heaven, control your Sci-fi spaceships with semi-newtonian physics. Last 7 minutes against the drone armada until their boss arrives and fight your way to freedom! Use planetary gravity and other hazards to dodge superior numbers. Collect and combine weapons for maximum firepower
- 2
VectaGuard
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Para-Dox.
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
- 3
Rust & Dust
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Para-Dox.
Rust & Dust is A fast-paced 2D roguelike Shooter about two twin mice fighting through a ruined world. Instantly switch between them, combine their powers, and turn positioning into a weapon. Master the chaos or be overrun!
- 4
Orbit Run
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Para-Dox.
Orbit Run is an arcade sci-fi game with roguelike elements, in which orbiting asteroids are your only weapons. Catch asteroids and combine them to unlock their run-altering abilities. Skillfully manoeuvre to dodge attacks and land massive asteroid strikes to defeat the ever-increasing waves of foes.
- 5
Planets Ambrosia
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Para-Dox.
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
- 6
Prism Drift
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Para-Dox.
Take control of a lone pilot in a hostile galaxy. In this incremental roguelike, every death is a lesson and every scrap of loot is progress. Battle through relentless waves of enemies, level up your skills, and return to base to turn your scavenged parts into ship upgrades.
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Planet Killer
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Para-Dox.
A physics-driven sci-fi destruction roguelite. Orbit hostile worlds, unleash devastating weapons, and carve real craters into fully simulated planets while escalating planetary defenses fight back.
- 8
They Came From the Sky 2
Single-player alternative to Para-Dox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Para-Dox.
Terror from space throws world into panic! Yes, again... Your mission: Save the Earth from mankind and make a delicious juicy Human Smoothie! Inspired by the legendary game from Amiga: Walker and old good Defender.