Single-player games like Flying Shark
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Flying Shark, 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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Slap Fight
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
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Fire Shark
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
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Waves
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
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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Sky Force Anniversary
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.
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Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
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Swarmlake
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
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Chippy
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
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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Gimmick! 2
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Embark on a sparkling journey in this long-awaited sequel to SUNSOFT’s legendary 8-bit platformer Gimmick! Solve puzzles, trick enemies, and explore a physics-based playground. Yumetaro is back!
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Wunderling DX
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
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Zero Wing
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
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Truxton
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
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Twin Cobra
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
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Out Zone
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
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Tiger Heli
Single-player alternative to Flying Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Flying Shark.
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!