Single-player games like Havoc Runner
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Havoc Runner, 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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Ragnar
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Havoc Runner.
Inspired by old NES games, Ragnar is a 2D run-and-gun action platformer that will be difficulty and fair. We would like to bring back the classic and retro feel to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
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GIGANTIC ARMY
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Havoc Runner.
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
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Vanquish
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Havoc Runner.
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
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Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Havoc Runner.
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
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Front Mission Evolved
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Havoc Runner.
Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!
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ExZeus™: The Complete Collection
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Havoc Runner.
Ultra high-tech fighting robots are humanity’s last defense to repel alien forces who will stop at nothing to wipe our civilization from existence! Blast those aliens back to where they came from in these two action-focused high-flying 3D arcade style rail shooters!
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PUNIHI LOADER 2
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Havoc Runner.
"PUNIHI LOADER 2" is customizable mecha third-person shooter in which the one-headed mysterious cute creature "Punihi" rides and fights in unique mecha. Customize your mecha by combining over 150 parts. You can also change the clothes of "Punihi". Create your own ultimate mecha.
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Strike Suit Zero
Single-player alternative to Havoc Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Havoc Runner.
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.