Single-player games like PLOW
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to PLOW, 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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Invaders X
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Crack Spaceships, Improve your Machine, Get New Lead Pilots to the Resistence and Free our species through different "Worlds" across the Solar System. In a 2.5D Shoot 'em up. ... from a time where much less, seemed much more.
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Scouts Out
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
A punishing helicopter survival shooter where you’re not clearing the battlefield—you’re trying to escape it alive.
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Neon Striker
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
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Sergio the Wizard
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
A roguelite bullet hell where you control Sergio the Wizard, a cranky rockstar who shoots with his guitar down an endless road. Pick cards to power up your weapon, evolve your deck, and survive waves of enemies while fighting for the top spot on the mileage leaderboard!
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Threads of War
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Maze-style tank battles with rogue-lite progression in the style of Ukrainian embroidery. Each tank holds a backstory of a man who went to war to protect his loved ones. Choose your path and combat style, play solo or with a friend, and drive the enemy out of Ukraine.
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Iron Dogs
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
In Iron Dogs, take the helm of 1940's inspired aircraft in a colorful retro-inspired arcade flight-sim where you will blast hordes of enemy aircraft, naval vessels and more! Engage in dogfights (literally) with hostile aircraft, while flying through beautifully hand-crafted environments.
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Paralyzed Penguins
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Paralyzed penguins is a roguelite shooter game where you can only move by shooting. Explore randomly generated rooms with hundreds of possible layout fighting enemies and bosses along the way. You can unlock new characters and upgrades to make it farther in your next run.
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Chuck Bonesteel & The Alien Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PLOW.
Shoot, loot, upgrade, repeat. Fast-paced, gib-filled, over-the-top arcade shooter with stripped-down roguelike gameplay.
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Last Exit Diner: The Last Train
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Defend an armoured diner train through six-minute runs across ten hostile biomes. Aim the Dreadnought cannon, deploy bombs, survive flying monsters, and choose rail upgrades while automatic roof guns keep the Last Train moving.
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Broken Rift: Dominion
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PLOW.
Lead a fractured human frontier in a 4X strategy game powered by a fully offline, locally embedded LLM. Build colonies, design warships and tanks, command tactical battles, and face rival empires that plan, remember, negotiate, and wage war without relying on the cloud.
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Rolling Fortress
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Command a colossal mobile fortress through a 10-sector post-apocalyptic campaign. Aim its cutting laser, manage automated heavy weapons, intercept enemy salvos, salvage scrap, and build a devastating arsenal between escalating waves.
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Last Exit Diner: Edge of Known Space
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Keep a battered ship flying at the edge of known space. Take jobs from the Last Exit Diner, escort freighters, hunt rogue Progenitor Tech, and follow ancient gates through a living neon frontier.
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Bloody Fighters
Single-player alternative to PLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PLOW.
Command a brutal comic-book faction in fast territory wars. Capture relays, mutate your fighters, earn permanent Superweapons, conquer an industrial campaign, battle ruthless AI, or face up to seven players online.