Single-player games like A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Below are 12 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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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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Noitu Love 2: Devolution
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 century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!
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Berserk Boy
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.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
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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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Intrusion 2
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.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
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KUNAI
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.
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
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Valdis Story: Abyssal City
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.
Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.
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Nuclear Blaze
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 unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
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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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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.