Single-player games like Terra Flame
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Terra Flame, 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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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Terra Flame.
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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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
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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Waves
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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WOLFLAME
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
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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HUNTDOWN
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
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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DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
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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RagingBlasters
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
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MissileDancer
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
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GeminiArms
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
GeminiArms is a side scrolling 2D shoot'em up.
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Moon Dancer
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
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Missile Dancer 2
Single-player alternative to Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
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 Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
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 Terra Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Terra Flame.
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.