Single-player games like Spacewar
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Spacewar, 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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Make Way
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spacewar.
Speed around loops, dart through train crossings, drift around helter skelters, and unleash wacky weaponry in this modern take on classic top-down multiplayer racing games such as Micro Machines and Mashed. The twist? You build the track.
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Altitude
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spacewar.
Now Available on PC, Mac and Linux!
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spacewar.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Spacewar.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-res original artwork, and a curated list of more than 90 playable games.
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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spacewar.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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Duck Game
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spacewar.
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
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Circuit Superstars
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spacewar.
Circuit Superstars is a top down racing game with a tactile arcade physics model, pitstops, and a pure motorsport approach. It includes 16 categories that span different styles and eras of motorsport.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Spacewar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Spacewar.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.