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Single-player games like Star Hunter DX

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Star Hunter DX, 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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    Space Moth: Lunar Edition — Steam game cover

    Space Moth: Lunar Edition

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.

    2021ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chronos Bound: How We Became Heroes — Steam game cover

    Chronos Bound: How We Became Heroes

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    Pilot a lone ship through a collapsing orbital station in a modern 2.5D shoot ’em up. Block bullets with a 360° directional shield, destroy grotesque wreck-born enemies, defeat colossal bosses, and build new upgrade paths with every run — a love letter to classic shoot ’em ups.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astro Attack — Steam game cover

    Astro Attack

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syder Arcade — Steam game cover

    Syder Arcade

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    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.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR — Steam game cover

    REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard- — Steam game cover

    The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jets'n'Guns Gold — Steam game cover

    Jets'n'Guns Gold

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.

    2014ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Earthion — Steam game cover

    Earthion

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Hunter DX.

    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.

    2025Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Moth DX — Steam game cover

    Space Moth DX

    Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.

    Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →