Single-player games like Sophstar
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Sophstar, 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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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sophstar.
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
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Crisis Wing
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sophstar.
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sophstar.
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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Super XYX
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sophstar.
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
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ASTROLANCER
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sophstar.
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
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BroodStar
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sophstar.
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
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Sektori
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sophstar.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sophstar.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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SOL CRESTA
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sophstar.
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
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SONIC WINGS REUNION
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sophstar.
SONIC WINGS REUNION is a sequel to the arcade-style shooting game SONIC WINGS, in which you choose from eight characters to destroy the mysterious organization FATAMORNAGANA, which has advanced into the modern world. The scenario changes depending on the combination of characters.
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Gunvein
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sophstar.
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
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Psyvariar 3
Single-player alternative to Sophstar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sophstar.
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.