Single-player games like Rolling Gunner
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Rolling Gunner, 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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The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
【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
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REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
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WOLFLAME
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
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Super Glitter Rush
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
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Bit Blaster XL
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
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DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
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Steredenn: Binary Stars
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
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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Rigid Force Alpha
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rolling Gunner.
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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ESCHATOS
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rolling Gunner.
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Gunner.
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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Akai Katana Shin
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rolling Gunner.
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
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Last Resort
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
After inheriting your grandfather’s abandoned motel in the middle of nowhere, you’re forced to start over among strange guests, buried secrets, and a growing curse that refuses to stay hidden.
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DoDonPachi Resurrection
Single-player alternative to Rolling Gunner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rolling Gunner.
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!