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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 — Steam game cover

    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!

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Catch Flex — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionSportsIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Encore — Steam game cover

    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. 

    ActionIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Melody Mania — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023IndieCasualEarly Access18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Just Shapes & Beats — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beat Hazard 2 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019ActionIndieCasual18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beat Hazard 3 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AVICII Invector — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019IndieCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    YARG — Steam game cover

    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!

    2022ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SYNESTHESIA — Steam game cover

    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...

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    K-Pop & Rock Band Manager — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cloak Hero — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hero Of The Guitar — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →