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Single-player games like Stardust Protocol

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Stardust Protocol, 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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    Star Striker — Steam game cover

    Star Striker

    Single-player alternative to Stardust Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Stardust Protocol.

    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.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Breaker: Endless Arcade — Steam game cover

    Neon Breaker: Endless Arcade

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

    Blast your way onto the leaderboards in a twin-stick arcade shooter built around rapid destruction, evasion, kill combos and overwhelming firepower. Fight escalating fleets, merge power-ups and face 20+ unique bosses solo or in co-op. Play roguelike Anomaly runs that stack risk-reward mutations.

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astral Blitz — Steam game cover

    Astral Blitz

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

    Astral Blitz is a roguelite, twin stick shooter. Control your fighter ship and wreak devastation through the hordes of empire defenses. Create your own play style as you customize your ship to your needs, setting it up for brutal destruction, refined precision, or to become chaos incarnate!

    2026ActionIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    XENOFLEKT — Steam game cover

    XENOFLEKT

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

    XENOFLEKT is a roguelite space shooter where you will turn enemy bullets into armory: dash into enemy fire to parry and deflect shots, heal your ship, and trigger devastating counter-attacks. Unlock parts, plug-in unique perks with satellites, and get ready to master hundreds of deadly synergies.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wind Runners — Steam game cover

    Wind Runners

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

    Wind Runners is a high-speed bullet-hell dogfighting roguelite where you start as a lone pilot, turning each flight into a fight for freedom. Face the ruthless technotheist Realm, take on relentless fleets and colossal bosses, and let your victories ignite a growing resistance across the star system

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hop & Pop! — Steam game cover

    Hop & Pop!

    Single-player alternative to Stardust Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Stardust Protocol.

    Relax, Hop & Pop! and battle bugs in this froggy survivor game!

    IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WingWhiz — Steam game cover

    WingWhiz

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

    WingWhiz brings classic arcade shoot 'em ups into 3D with roguelite progression. Destroy everything in your path, level up, build your plane, unlock new weapons and planes, and try different playstyles as you fight through new worlds.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beatlash: Survival — Steam game cover

    Beatlash: Survival

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

    A horde survivor that plays your music. Thousands of enemies, all moving to the beat, and when the drop hits, so do you. Put on your favourite song and watch the whole screen come apart in time with it.

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