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Single-player games like AstroViking

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to AstroViking, 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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    TimeTekker — Steam game cover

    TimeTekker

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!

    2018ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Name Was Fire — Steam game cover

    Her Name Was Fire

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.

    2022ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CYGNI: All Guns Blazing — Steam game cover

    CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.

    2024ActionIndie5.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chippy — Steam game cover

    Chippy

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

    2019ActionIndie7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space War: Infinity — Steam game cover

    Space War: Infinity

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland Angel — Steam game cover

    Wasteland Angel

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    Wasteland Angel is a top-down twin-stick shoot ‘em up arena shooter. Fend off waves and waves of enemies and epic bosses as you try and survive in a post-apocalyptic America. Drive and shoot your way through the wasteland, protecting civilians, completing missions, and surviving another day.

    2011ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Earl vs. the Mutants — Steam game cover

    Earl vs. the Mutants

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with AstroViking.

    Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beat Hazard 2 — Steam game cover

    Beat Hazard 2

    Single-player alternative to AstroViking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with AstroViking.

    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 →