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Single-player games like Rheum

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rheum, 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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    Blast'N Bounty — Steam game cover

    Blast'N Bounty

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warships On The Halloween Night — Steam game cover

    Warships On The Halloween Night

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    Warships On The Halloween Night is an extreme Top Down Arcade Shooter game based on the naval war which broke out between the Human beings and the Living Pumpkins.

    2019ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LUFTRAUSERS — Steam game cover

    LUFTRAUSERS

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    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.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BLUE REVOLVER — Steam game cover

    BLUE REVOLVER

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    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!

    2016ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syder Arcade — Steam game cover

    Syder Arcade

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    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.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hyper Echelon — Steam game cover

    Hyper Echelon

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.

    2021ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galaxy Champions TV — Steam game cover

    Galaxy Champions TV

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!

    2018ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blazing Chrome — Steam game cover

    Blazing Chrome

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    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!

    2019ActionIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cavity Busters — Steam game cover

    Cavity Busters

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rheum.

    Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    City Limits — Steam game cover

    City Limits

    Single-player alternative to Rheum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rheum.

    Relax and build cities on a desolate tranquil island. Plan ahead to cover the island efficiently by combining buildings and cementing your place on a tile. Each turn an entity spreads, attempting to take over barren or unstable tiles.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →