Single-player games like Startide
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Startide, 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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Revolution Ace
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
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Xenoraid: The First Space War
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!
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CounterAttack: Uprising
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.
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Drifting Lands
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Drifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre. If you want an original diablo-like game or you want a different kind of shoot'em'up, you're in the right place!
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Super Star Path
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
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Rush Rover
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
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STELLATUM
Single-player alternative to Startide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!