Single-player games like Phase Shift
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Phase Shift, 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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Project OutFox
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Phase Shift.
Project OutFox is mod friendly, cross-platform rhythm game engine based on StepMania, featuring 21 different modes simulating different dance, sensor, instrument and key-based rhythm games. Play your way through 25+ years of community content and relive your nostalgia and try to outfox your friends!
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Catch Flex
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
Your body is the controller. A camera-tracked rhythm game — no VR, no gamepad.
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Encore
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Phase Shift.
Encore is a plastic band rhythm game taking inspiration from all sorts of rhythm games that aims to be more easily accessible than other games. You plug in your controller, you load up your songs, and you play the charts.
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Melody Mania
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
Let your talent shine when you sing along your favorite songs in this fun party game! A variety of modes let you play with friends or compete against them. An open song format and AI powered editor tools provide boundless possibilites.
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Just Shapes & Beats
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phase Shift.
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
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Beat Hazard 2
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
Experience your music collection as 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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Beat Hazard 3
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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AVICII Invector
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
Soar through vocal melodies, sweep each fade and attack every beat in 25 of AVICII’s biggest hits, in this enthralling futuristic rhythm-action experience – AVICII Invector.
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YARG
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phase Shift.
A one-screen rage platformer that wants you to succeed!
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SYNESTHESIA
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
🌀 Is there an escape to the endless spiral?🌀 『SYNESTHESIA』 is an emotive, character driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Join a group of college students with strange cognitive powers, who soon discover something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them...
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K-Pop & Rock Band Manager
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
A new star is born! Favour Toys B.V. Entertainment wants to release a new 4-member Band. You have to choose the trainees who you think are ready to make their debut to the public and make a new history. How you manage the band will determine their future.
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Cloak Hero
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phase Shift.
Cloak Hero is a rougelite dungeon crawler with a mix of auto and manual control combat mechanism. With weapons, magic and special powers, our hero fights to survive and grows stronger to face the evil force down in the deep.
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Hero Of The Guitar
Single-player alternative to Phase Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phase Shift.
In this *Seraph's Last Stand*-inspired roguelike, you play as a guitarist without a band who must eliminate other musical instruments—with the piano serving as the boss—while collecting upgrades and abilities to face increasingly powerful enemies.