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Single-player games like I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup, 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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    Hexapoda — Steam game cover

    Hexapoda

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !

    2023ActionIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overdriven Reloaded — Steam game cover

    Overdriven Reloaded

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Shoot' Em Up, Vertical Fast & Fun !The Overdriven Ship is back :More better, more intense, and more beautiful !

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Dragons — Steam game cover

    Space Dragons

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance — Steam game cover

    SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance is a cooperative twin-stick shooter that features a variety of complementing ship classes to choose from. Upgrade your ships, defeat hundreds of enemies, save the galaxy all with some friends from the comfort of your couch.

    2015ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Assault Android Cactus+ — Steam game cover

    Assault Android Cactus+

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jamestown — Steam game cover

    Jamestown

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    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.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Truxton Extreme — Steam game cover

    Truxton Extreme

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival!

    2026Action24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galacide — Steam game cover

    Galacide

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overdriven Evolution — Steam game cover

    Overdriven Evolution

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Destroy Huge Bosses, dodge thousand of bullets and resolve quick puzzles with your powerfull space ship ! New and remade stages with improved graphics and 3D environments. More enemies and more bullets !

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tipsy Corpse — Steam game cover

    Tipsy Corpse

    Single-player alternative to I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with I Got Isekai'd Into a Shmup.

    Zombies, monsters and demonic creatures have taken over the town. Someone has to deal with it. A twin-stick rogue-lite where your weapons, your cocktails and the environment can become your allies; as well as the friend sitting next to you who won't settle for just watching!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →