Single-player games like DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge, 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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REVO
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Dodge and shoot your way through waves of enemies. REVO is a high speed, neon drenched space shoot ‘em up inspired by arcade classics of the 1980’s. Collect pickups, unlock powerful, ammo hungry weapons, and defeat giant bosses.
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Psyvariar 3
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
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Astro Fighters
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
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Hyperbolic Ignition
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Hyperbolic Ignition is a 2D multidirectional bullet hell-like shooter about a wandering pilot trying to return home. By utilizing wormholes, enter and evade combat against hostile spaceships, machinery, sentient crystals, and remnants of warfare.
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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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Cosmonator
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!
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SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance is a cooperative twin-stick shooter that features a variety of complementing ship classes to choose from. Upgrade your ships, defeat hundreds of enemies, save the galaxy all with some friends from the comfort of your couch.
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Truxton 2
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
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Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Become a mercenary of the future and pilot the super-tech Raptor. Embark on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp, battle against hordes of relentless enemies and spend the bounty to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hardcore weapons!
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Jets'n'Guns 2
Single-player alternative to DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge.
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.