Single-player games like Synthwave Dream '85
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Synthwave Dream '85, 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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Racing: Storm Chase
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Synthwave Dream '85.
This is a car racing as the core of the game, driving different cars, experience unlimited driving fun. Challenge the thrilling track, but also with friends to play two, experience the thrilling chase game!
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Bloody Rally Show
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synthwave Dream '85.
Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! Includes local multiplayer mayhem for up to 4 players
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Sunrise GP
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synthwave Dream '85.
A classic racer with a sunny twist. Enjoy up to 4p splitscreen, crazy bosozoku like tuning, leaderboards, cell-shaded graphics, synthwave music, and laid-back vibes. Grand Prix is waiting for you!
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Splash Cars
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with Synthwave Dream '85.
Paint the world to be a better place with your car, one neighborhood at a time. In an isometric 3D-free driving experience.
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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Synthwave Dream '85.
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
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Space Ribbon - Slipstream to the Extreme
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synthwave Dream '85.
The ultimate slipstream racer! Chase down a giant space beast and race to enter the creature’s mouth as it spews out a series of psychedelic racetracks. Slipstream to the extreme! Modify your junked up classic car and race to the finish line as you compete to become the intergalactic winner.
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Barro 2020
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synthwave Dream '85.
Try not to fall!
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World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Racing with Synthwave Dream '85.
iRacing presents the Official Game of The World of Outlaws, featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car, Late Models and Super DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds, as well as 8 additional series including the all-new Micro Sprints, and many others.
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Rebel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synthwave Dream '85.
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
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OutDrive
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with Synthwave Dream '85.
Put the pedal to the metal or your girl will die! Experience the atmosphere of the world inspired by 80s with their neon lights, VHS tapes and synth pop. Buckle up! Gaming experiment in genre of music runner - not a game, aesthetic concept.
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Race Race Racer
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Synthwave Dream '85.
Feel the rush as you tear down the track at breakneck speeds in a thrilling car race to the finish.
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ToyMaker
Single-player alternative to Synthwave Dream '85 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A creepy lost-media videogame from the past will haunt your dreams.