Single-player games like Cosmic Survivor
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cosmic Survivor, 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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Plasma Sky
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
Each week, every pilot on Earth flies the same new seeded run: identical enemies, identical drops, pure skill. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and grab power-ups when you can. Out-score your friends and race your best run in this handcrafted arcade shmup. Blast into the neon sky!
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
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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Akka Arrh
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cosmic Survivor.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
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Space Survival
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
Space Survival is the next great SIMPLE 2D casual space action shooter where you have to defend against wave of enemies, have fast reflexes and strong will to win. It is great way to relax, but also a great challenge. How long can you stay focused?
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Polygon Attack
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
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Astebreed: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Cosmic Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Survivor.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.