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Single-player games like Minotaur Arcade Volume 1

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1, 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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    POLYBIUS — Steam game cover

    POLYBIUS

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.

    2018Action6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moose Life — Steam game cover

    Moose Life

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Moose Life is a trippy, psychedelic trance shooter. Created in the style of a 1980s arcade game, Moose Life offers you an exhilarating ride into the trance zone. Spectacular shooty action and a top techno soundtrack will raise your mood. If you have VR, immerse yourself for greater satisfaction.

    2020ActionIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zaccaria Pinball — Steam game cover

    Zaccaria Pinball

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Play free and try tables in trial mode with Zaccaria Pinball, featuring 175+ tables, including 40+ officially licensed from Zaccaria was founded by three brothers: Marino, Franco, & Natale. Zaccaria was one of the three largest pinball manufacturers in the world, next to Bally & Williams.

    2025ActionSportsIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rez Infinite — Steam game cover

    Rez Infinite

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.

    2017ActionIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WORLDS AT WAR (Monitors & VR) — Steam game cover

    WORLDS AT WAR (Monitors & VR)

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    A fun, addicting & high-adrenaline dog-fighting 'sim-lite' horde-mode game. Worlds At War thrusts the player into the aftermath of an alien invasion. A multi-national ragtag group of surviving fighter pilots and crew man a small carrier-group, roaming the oceans, trying to survive against all odds.

    2018ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thumper — Steam game cover

    Thumper

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Downwell — Steam game cover

    Downwell

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overload — Steam game cover

    Overload

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

    2018Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gridrunner Revolution — Steam game cover

    Gridrunner Revolution

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Gridrunner Revolution is a game which has evolved over 27 years. The original Gridrunner games were created for the Commodore 64 and Vic-20 back in 1982. The company that made the games, Llamasoft, are now one of the longest established game developers in existence and over the intervening years have done pioneering work in the field of...

    2010Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tempest: Pirate Action RPG — Steam game cover

    Tempest: Pirate Action RPG

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Tempest is a Pirate Open World Action RPG where you rove the seas across three continents filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests and countless ships to plunder. Customize your ship, trade, challenge fellow pirates and face mythical monsters such as the Kraken and Leviathan!

    2016ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AsteroidsHD — Steam game cover

    AsteroidsHD

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!

    2016ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vanguard V — Steam game cover

    Vanguard V

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Vanguard V is a fast-paced flight adventure game, designed for Virtual Reality, with diverse settings including flights through space, Earth’s surface, and the worlds below. You are the sole defender and greatest weapon against the Parasites. The freedom of flight meets action adventure!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Invaders Extreme — Steam game cover

    Space Invaders Extreme

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?

    2018Action4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEFENDER 3D — Steam game cover

    DEFENDER 3D

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    The 80s classic side-scroller meets the modern PC Gamer.. DEFENDER 3D lets you choose a spaceship to suit your play style and blast your way through ever increasing waves of alien invaders and bosses. A quick and easy learning curve with seriously addictive gameplay.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Aliens Invaders — Steam game cover

    Space Aliens Invaders

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    modernized old time classic alien shooter game

    2020ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tempest 4000 — Steam game cover

    Tempest 4000

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.

    2018Casual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Akka Arrh — Steam game cover

    Akka Arrh

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!

    2023Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I, Robot — Steam game cover

    I, Robot

    Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.

    Jeff Minter is back with another unique take on a 1980s Atari arcade game: I, Robot. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes and sounds, this new take on the eclectic arcade title is built from the ground up with new challenges, new twists, and a whole lot of llamas.

    2025ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →