Single-player games like SHARK! SHARK!
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to SHARK! 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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Super Mega Baseball 3
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Run up the score in a relaxed slugfest or push the limits of your reflexes in this refined baseball simulator. The third entry in the series features all-new Franchise and Online Leagues modes, major graphical enhancements, and on-field additions including pickoffs and situational player traits.
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Spelunky 2
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
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Streets of Rage 4
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
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Move or Die
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
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Duck Game
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
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Samurai GUNN
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with SHARK! SHARK!.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-res original artwork, and a curated list of more than 90 playable games.
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
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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Boulder Dash - 30th Anniversary
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Boulder Dash® - 30th Anniversary™ features classic retro-style gameplay with 220 exciting levels across 11 new, gorgeous and unique worlds, and 10 playable characters. The new level editor and Steam Workshop support offers potentially infinite replay with both user as well as community-created levels.
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Boulder Dash Deluxe
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with SHARK! SHARK!.
Boulder Dash® Gem collecting puzzle action in an update of the classic game!
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DYNABLASTER
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
Having been a blockbuster, DYNABLASTER® is a game for the strategic thinker whose smart tactics will instill fear in his competitors – playing online or local against others or against the computer. In this captivating action game, destroy your enemies with cleverly placed bombs.
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ASTROSMASH
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
ASTROSMASH® was originally a Shoot´em up game for the Intellivision® console in 1981. This reimagined version is based on the game’s original theme and gameplay but much more exciting and challenging. The new graphics are phenomenal and the amazing background music adds a lot of excitement.
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BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary – A legend returns! Immerse yourself in 40 years of video game history and experience the classic BOULDER DASH® in an epic anniversary edition!
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ASTROSMASH 1981
Single-player alternative to SHARK! SHARK! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHARK! SHARK!.
In this retro arcade hit, you control a laser gun and have to shoot asteroids, bombs and other objects to collect points and ensure your survival