Single-player games like Beacon
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Beacon, 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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// OVERDRIVE
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
// OVERDRIVE is an addictive arcade fast-paced procedural shooter rogue lite. Clear each procedurally generated rooms, loot some precious upgrades and fight bosses! Enter your name in the glorious online leaderboards.
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Void Vikings
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Void Vikings is an arcade style top down space shooter where intense action is the focus and choosing the right education could pay off. Smartly manage your Space Bucks in order to destroy your student loans before you die. If you succeed your score could sing your praises through all of Valhalla.
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Robot Resistors
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Robot Resistors is an irreverent robot-themed auto-shooter with a 16-bit style. Each of the over 100 enemies you face is distinct, with unique abilities and hand-pixeled animations. A huge roster of playable characters, tons of weapons, and five wildly different procedurally generated stages await!
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Bleed 2
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
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Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Beacon.
A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
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Original Journey
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Original Journey is a 2D hand drawn, sci-fi action-adventure with a bold hand drawn art style. Join the Ato as they embark on a mission to save their home world. Only a mysterious power source discovered on a distant planet can save them but how far will the Ato go save themselves?
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Ziggurat
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
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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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beacon.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.