Single-player games like Echoes III
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Echoes III, 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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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
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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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
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.
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
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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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Echoes+
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
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1982
Single-player alternative to Echoes III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Echoes III.
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.