Single-player games like Synth Riders
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Synth Riders, 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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Beat Saber
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Synth Riders.
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
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Pistol Whip
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!
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STUMPER
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
STUMPER presents a new paradigm for experiencing music in VR.Pick up your shields and crash crystals flying through the air to the rhythm.
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Racket: Nx
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Racquetball meets Breakout inside a giant pinball machine! Racket: Nx is a new kind of game that challenges the limits of what you can do with a racket and ball in VR.
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Synth Ninja
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
Synth Ninja brings together the unforgettable Synthwave theme of the 80's with ninjas and offers a unique VR experience. Your goal in the game hit the targets with shurikens. Each target have random blue and red colors. You have to shot with shuriken that match the color of targets.
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Audio Trip
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Dance to your favorite music (and workout in “Cardio”) as you catch gems, ride ribbons, smash drums, & dodge barriers. With tracks by Zedd, Lady Gaga, Skrillex, deadmau5, Tiësto, express yourself & get creative with the in-VR editor--with support for your own songs!
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Box To The Beat VR
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
Enjoy constant updates and free songs, custom gloves and cosmetics, multiple game modes, compete on leaderboards, and join worldwide world bosses! Proudly developed and self-published by our indie studio.
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Music Escape
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Music Escape is an action-packed rhythm-combat virtual reality game with ninjas, cyberpunk weapons, and suicidal exploding robots!
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Valkyrie Saga
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
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FINAL FURY
Single-player alternative to Synth Riders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Synth Riders.
FINAL FURY is the groundbreaking VR game mixing classic fighting game mechanics with actual fighting. You’re not hitting buttons, YOU are making every punch count. Spar solo or fight the galaxy’s best online!