Single-player games like Star Hunter DX
Below are 11 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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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.
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DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.
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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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.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Hunter DX.
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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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Hunter DX.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.
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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Sektori
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Hunter DX.
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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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
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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!)
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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.
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Silver Bullet
Single-player alternative to Star Hunter DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Hunter DX.
Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through spooky stages and macabre mini games as Van Helsing, to rescue your pet puppies who were dognapped by Reggie the Vampire!