Single-player games like ZeroRanger
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to ZeroRanger, 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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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
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!
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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BLUE REVOLVER
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
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Radiant Silvergun
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ZeroRanger.
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ZeroRanger.
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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Void Stranger
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ZeroRanger.
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ZeroRanger.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ZeroRanger.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ZeroRanger.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
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The Guardian
Single-player alternative to ZeroRanger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ZeroRanger.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.