Single-player games like Sakura Stars
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Sakura Stars, 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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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sakura Stars.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
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Gun Wings
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
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Sora
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
From Orange Juice comes a shoot'em'up starring the lone enhanced human, Sora. The sequel of the high-speed shoot'em'up "Suguri", with improved game system and graphics.
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sakura Stars.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
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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Assault Android Cactus+
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Stars.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
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Starexcess
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
Escape from a tyrant government and save the planet Shambala. Be the resistance! Starexcess is a retro-looking vertical shoot 'em up inspired by the 16-bit era. Take on enemy armies and dodge frenetic shots in this shoot 'em up for one or two players in a local ofline co-op.
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Slime Fantasy: the search for the lost sword
Single-player alternative to Sakura Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sakura Stars.
The slime hero lost his holy sword. Without it, he is just an ordinary slime. Now, he will go on a journey to find his lost sword, and return to defend the slime kingdon.