Single-player games like Trigger Time
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Trigger Time, 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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DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trigger Time.
Will you have what it takes to avenge your father, defeat the evil DreadSkull and save the galaxy? Collect gems and customize your ship to get through six replayable sectors, annihilate your foes and fight epic bosses in this classic styled pixel art shoot'em'up with RPG progression.
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Viper Strike
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
Take flight in a classic top-down vertical shmup with a modern physics twist. Command the skies with air-to-air dogfights and air-to-ground bombing. Blasted enemies burst into physical chunks, to trigger chaotic, high-scoring chain reactions!
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Flowing Lights
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
Flowing Lights is an Arcade Puzzle Shooter. Each fight is a puzzle. Attack and... Fail! ...Think back... try again! Got it? Improve with each try, there is always a smarter way to win!
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REVO
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
Dodge and shoot your way through waves of enemies. REVO is a high speed, neon drenched space shoot ‘em up inspired by arcade classics of the 1980’s. Collect pickups, unlock powerful, ammo hungry weapons, and defeat giant bosses.
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Shwip
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
Dominate global leaderboards as you face an unrelenting geometric force. Shwip blends twin-stick arcade action with tight controls, jaw-dropping pixel destruction, and devastating weapons and abilities. Evade, outlast, and play with style in four game modes, both solo and local multiplayer.
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Shmup!
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
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Scrap Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
Scrap Galaxy is a local build-and-destroy deathmatch game for up to 4 players. It is a 2D top-down shooter taking place out in space in a galactic junkyard. In this setting, the players are trying to survive by constructing space ships.
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UBERMOSH Vol.5
Single-player alternative to Trigger Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trigger Time.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.