Single-player games like Anstorm
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Anstorm, 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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RUINER
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Tesla vs Lovecraft
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
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Livelock
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
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Neon Chrome
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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Blacksea Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
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Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
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X-Morph: Defense
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
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Human-powered spacecraft
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anstorm.
A nostalgia-infused pixel clicker in a comedy wrapper.
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GUNFIELD
Single-player alternative to Anstorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Anstorm.
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.