Single-player games like 1982
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to 1982, 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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Killon
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
- 2
Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
- 3
PigShip and the Giant Wolf
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
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Distant Space
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
- 5
Terra Flame
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
- 6
LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
- 7
Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
- 8
ZeroRanger
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
- 9
AsteroidsHD
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!
- 10
PAC-MAN 256
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 1982.
PAC-MAN 256 is the maze that never ends. But the Glitch is coming for you…
- 11
Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 1982.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
- 12
Snake
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Play the classic that transcends generations.
- 13
Space Aliens Invaders
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
- 14
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with 1982.
PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island!
- 15
Snake
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with 1982.
Features: - Classic score-based gameplay - Increasing difficulty over time - Simple, readable visual design - Fast restart and replay loop - Singleplayer arcade experience
- 16
Echoes+
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
- 17
Echoes III
Single-player alternative to 1982 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1982.
Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.