Single-player games like Primitive Shooter
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Primitive Shooter, 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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Where is Earth?
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Primitive Shooter.
Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.
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Super Station Swarm
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primitive Shooter.
A space station, infinite waves, and a screen full of vector geometry trying to kill you. Your turrets auto-fire. Your satellites orbit. This is bullet-hell-yeah. In-game and permanent upgrades. 17 upgrade types across 9 weapon classes. Play, upgrade, repeat.
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Opollo
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primitive Shooter.
Little Minimalist Arcade High Score Chaser with 200+ Vehicle combinations.
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Angles of Death
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Primitive Shooter.
"Angles of Death" is an action RPG and roguelike game. It blends the intensity of real-time combat and the unpredictability of roguelike mechanics. The pixel art aesthetic adds a nostalgic yet modern visual appeal, while the atmospheric soundtrack immerses players in a dark and captivating world.
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Object "Cleaning"
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Primitive Shooter.
You have to get out of the laboratory, defeat monsters, using a different arsenal of weapons: from mines to machine gun turrets.
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In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primitive Shooter.
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
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The planet's rescuer
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primitive Shooter.
Protect the Earth inhabitants against attacks of alien space ships. The “orbital space tank” is at your complete disposal.
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Battle of Frigates
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Primitive Shooter.
Have you ever played in Tanks in dendy? What if the battles took place at sea? Before you there is an ideological continuation - Battle of Frigates. Battle of Frigates – fun top down shooter where you are in the role of a frigate are fighting on the water, your enemies - the hostile enemy frigates, their bosses, guns, mines.
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Grape Jelly
Single-player alternative to Primitive Shooter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Primitive Shooter.
Dial the highest score, beat all records! But be careful, because with every second the game gets complicated, and you only have 3 lives.