Single-player games like The Last Sideran
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Last Sideran, 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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Astral Bounty
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
Astral Bounty is a demanding 2D arcade side-scroller straight out of the ’90s. Blast through hand-built enemy waves, hunt four bounties, earn credits and blow them on beefy upgrades in the shop. You’re going to need them. 3 difficulty levels, 4 ships, mercy optional.
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VectaGuard
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
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Blitloop
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
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Iron Skies
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
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Vector Seven
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Last Sideran.
High speed arcade shooter built in the style of a lost 1980s vector game. Fight across looping battlefields, defend ground installations and survive relentless waves of enemy attacks!
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GOD CORE
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
A hardcore shoot 'em up that takes you back to the golden age of arcades. As the rogue Martian fleet brings the chill of doomsday, the GOD CORE plunges into battle alone. One striker. One chance. Unleash everything. Hold nothing back.
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Five Arcade
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
Shoot to move through the Five Arcade! A fast-paced twin stick 2D arcade physics platformer celebrating Five decades of gaming. Glide, fly, fall and blast through 60 pixel-perfect stages using a cracking selection of guns; from machine guns and flamethrowers to rocket launchers and high-five guns.
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Forehead Chip
Single-player alternative to The Last Sideran — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Sideran.
Holdouts are refusing to get chipped! Chip 'em all and win the FOREHEAD CHIP! A pixel-shooter throwback to 80s+90s sci-fi, battle your way to multiple endings as a member of the Implant Corps, or discover secret hidden paths. Featuring single-player story mode, couch co-op, and up to 8 players PVP!