Single-player games like Moon Dancer
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Moon Dancer, 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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RagingBlasters
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
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Switch 'N' Shoot
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
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Crisis Wing
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
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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BroodStar
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
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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WOLFLAME
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
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 Hydorah
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
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NeverAwake
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
A girl who never wakes up. She has been fighting monsters in her dreams... "NeverAwake" is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter with a unique worldview and original game rules.
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Neptunia Shooter
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Moon Dancer.
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
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MissileDancer
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
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GeminiArms
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
GeminiArms is a side scrolling 2D shoot'em up.
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Terra Flame
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
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Missile Dancer 2
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Missile Dancer 2 is a new sprite scaler shmup that combines rail shooter and caravan STG.
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Crystal Breaker
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Shoot the enemy at close range! Crystal Breaker is a vertically scrolling shmup that focuses on close range attack.
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Blaze of Storm
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.