Single-player games like Minotaur Arcade Volume 1
Below are 16 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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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
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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.
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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?
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Horizon Chase Turbo
Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Thrilling arcade racing game, inspired by the super-fun-straight-to-the-point classic racing games from the 90s.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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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.
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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.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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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!
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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
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Centipede Gun
Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!
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Phoenix 2
Single-player alternative to Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Minotaur Arcade Volume 1.
A fast-paced shoot 'em up where skill matters. Master over 100 ships, unleash powerful special abilities, and blast through waves of Invaders. Play a new mission every day and climb the world-wide leaderboards.
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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™.
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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.
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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!
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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.