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Single-player games like Nevultra

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nevultra, 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 — Steam game cover

    RagingBlasters

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

    2021ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space War: Infinity — Steam game cover

    Space War: Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    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.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard- — Steam game cover

    The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEVIL BLADE REBOOT — Steam game cover

    DEVIL BLADE REBOOT

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    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!

    2024ActionIndie11.19 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Earthion — Steam game cover

    Earthion

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    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.

    2025Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bit Blaster XL — Steam game cover

    Bit Blaster XL

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mushihimesama — Steam game cover

    Mushihimesama

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    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.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Distant Space — Steam game cover

    Distant Space

    Single-player alternative to Nevultra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nevultra.

    Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →