Single-player games like STAREDOWN
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to STAREDOWN, 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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GODSPEED
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STAREDOWN.
A top-down twin-stick shooter roguelite blending frenetic spaceship combat with deep base-building and tower defense. Fight through hostile territory, scavenge hardware, upgrade your ship, then build up your station to further empower your runs... as long as you can defend it. Godspeed, Commander.
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Talas
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STAREDOWN.
Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike.
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字獄 JIGOKU
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STAREDOWN.
A New Kind of Action Game Where You “Get Weaker” the More You Play. Words wage war. Every enemy, every weapon, and you yourself — everything is made of words. Cut through hordes of living characters, seize skills, and evolve from Human to God.
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Floppy Survivors
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STAREDOWN.
A bullet-heaven action roguelite where every byte counts. Delete hordes of malware, fuse powerful auto-firing programs, and restore corrupted systems. Experience high-octane survival in an executable that fits on a 1.44 MB floppy disk!
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Tight Man
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STAREDOWN.
Tight Man is a fast-paced action roguelike where you use your own head as an explosive weapon. Explore dangerous dungeons, collect grotesque power-ups, and master the self-detonation mechanics to defeat hordes of enemies in this chaotic pixel-art shooter.
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Find, Eat, Hide: Till Dawn
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAREDOWN.
This game is a horror survival single-player game. Avoid ghosts, find food, eat and survive. In each round, buildings, furnishings, and food are placed with some degree of randomness. Survival times stack. The longest survival time is saved.
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Autonomous Air Combat
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STAREDOWN.
Autonomous Air Combat is an arena action roguelite missile-heaven where you pilot a fighter jet in a digital combat simulation. Create synergistic builds featuring different projectiles, modifiers, and stackable passives as you fight off difficult waves of enemy forces.
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20 Floors Down
Single-player alternative to STAREDOWN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STAREDOWN.
Forced to descend a dark dungeon of endless horrors, you must get to the bottom to escape your torment. 20 Floors Down is a brutal top-down horror roguelite where you must manage items, manage upgrades, and survive relentless monsters in the dark. And remember... DO NOT let your light run out.