Single-player games like The planet's rescuer
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The planet's rescuer, 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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AST-Hero
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
Fight for survival in this top-down shoot ‘em up in space, featuring unique hand-drawn visuals and sounds. It offers a challenging experience that is easy to learn, but difficult to master.
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Battle of Frigates
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
Have you ever played in Tanks in dendy? What if the battles took place at sea? Before you there is an ideological continuation - Battle of Frigates. Battle of Frigates – fun top down shooter where you are in the role of a frigate are fighting on the water, your enemies - the hostile enemy frigates, their bosses, guns, mines.
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Dwarf Star
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
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Zenvader
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!
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D.A.M.A.G.E
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The planet's rescuer.
Before you strategy with a unique gameplay. Take control of the squad heavy machinery, which you can collect from different parts and go into battle!
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Super Trashforce
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
The near future. The world was flooded with waste from factories. Over time, almost all the land is bogged down in the waste. All garbage and chemicals were able to reach even to hell itself. Satan did not like it very much and he sent his creations to the ground in order to destroy all people for this garbage.
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Martian Invaders
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
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Atria Valkyrie
Single-player alternative to The planet's rescuer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The planet's rescuer.
Operate disc hovercrafts that absorb enemy bullets to charge up your weapon. This is a vertical STG game. Correct timing of your attack and choice of bullet determines your survival or defeat.