Single-player games like Tempest 4000
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Tempest 4000, 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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Space Giraffe
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Space Giraffe is an abstract action arcade style game that takes place in a succession of beautiful environments generated by an advanced graphics synthesizer. It presents itself as a shooter but the more you play the more you discover the hidden depths and strategies that make the gameplay satisfyingly rich and rewarding.
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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?
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POLYBIUS
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Tempest 4000.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
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Moose Life
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Moose Life is a trippy, psychedelic trance shooter. Created in the style of a 1980s arcade game, Moose Life offers you an exhilarating ride into the trance zone. Spectacular shooty action and a top techno soundtrack will raise your mood. If you have VR, immerse yourself for greater satisfaction.
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Shatter
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.
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Thumper
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
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Minotaur Arcade Volume 1
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Minotaur Arcade brings you arcade-style games with a modern twist, playable in 2D or in VR for that 80s Tron "inside an arcade game" feeling. Vol. 1 consists of two Llamasoft classics - "Gridrunner" as the arcade game that might have been, and "GoatUp" as a light-hearted platformer that will have you baaing...
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Akka Arrh
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
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I, Robot
Single-player alternative to Tempest 4000 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.