Single-player games like A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda, 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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A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
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Haxor
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
Retro pixels are back! Good old 80s/90s style is back! Enjoy a classic 2D platformer with old era graphics! 16x16 pixel sprites and ambient, flat chip tuned 8 bit music! Guide Kla, the last survivor from Haxor planet, through the world full of vicious creatures, deadly traps and giant bosses!
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StarCore Legacy
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
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Too Angry to Space
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
Do you miss the times when games were not holding your hand? When they did not forgive mistakes and controls and rules were clear and simple to learn? YES? So you miss the 90s!
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CrushBorgs
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
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The Mobius Machine
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
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SteamWorld Dig
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
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SATAZIUS
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
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Mighty No. 9
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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METAL SLUG
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
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Q REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
This game "Q REMASTERED" is a simple puzzle game that anyone can enjoy! You can freely draw lines and shapes on the screen. The drawn object will fall down due to gravity. You will use the object to solve more than 1200 missions. Can you get the ball out of the cup? Let's challenge!
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So Many Me
Single-player alternative to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
A charming puzzle platformer starring Filo and his band of misfit clones as they attempt to save a world threatened by an ancient, malevolent evil. Using their combined powers, Filo and his fellow Me must puzzle their way through a land of exotic creatures, devious traps and evil minions.