Single-player games like Monster Mavericks
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Monster Mavericks, 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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Gods vs Steam
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Monster Mavericks.
A physics-driven action roguelite. Grab and hurl enemies with divine force. Turn the environment into a weapon. Become a towering god.
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VECTORHYTHM
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
VECTORHYTHM is a neon bullet heaven where well-timed attacks charge your Power and strengthen your weapons. Chase high scores in quick Arcade runs or shape your own build through Survivors mode, with every song driving the fight.
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Retrobot: 2085
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
Retrobot: 2085 is a fast, frantic twin-stick arcade shooter with endless robot hordes, survivor rescues, high-score chasing, extra lives, and chaotic 4-player local multiplayer.
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Tiny Bomber
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
Survive the countdown in a fast-paced vertical bullet-hell roguelite. Collect coins to extend your run, graze bullets for aircraft-specific boosts, build wild upgrade combos, turn defeated bosses into companion drones, tweak map spawns, and team up in 2-player co-op to push toward the final boss!
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Neon Armada - Solar Storm
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
A top-down arena roguelite you can learn in one wave and spend a hundred hours mastering. Waves close in from every edge; the shop between them decides what you become. 32 ships, 28 weapons, 115 mods to combine — then endless mode, where the caps come off.
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Destropolis 2
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
Hordes of red cube enemies. Bullets, lasers and nukes. Cities to raze to the ground.
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FKC: Fighting Krazy Chickens!
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
They broke his egg... He took it personally. How much revenge does an egg deserve? Join forces with Kraze in this comedic survivor-like where the enemies are your bullets. Turn chickens into weapons, survive endless chicken hordes, upgrade your chicken and fight... Way too many chickens!
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Chronoseum
Single-player alternative to Monster Mavericks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Mavericks.
An action roguelite where you fight through arenas and unlock epic upgrades! Defeat the Bosses and challenge the Emperor. Die, upgrade, die and descend again.