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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Swarmlake
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Moon Dancer.
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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Bit Blaster XL
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
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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Space War: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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BLUE REVOLVER
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
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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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Raging Blasters 2
Single-player alternative to Moon Dancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Moon Dancer.
The sequel to the speed-and-destruction shmup "Raging Blasters" is here! It's called "Raging Blasters 2." This is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup in which players control a fighter jet and battle various enemies in outer space.