Single-player games like Shoot Star
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shoot Star, 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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Black Otaku - SOS HD
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shoot Star.
Big guns have begun an attack on YOUR communities, and trust, bredren, YOU DI ONLY BLACK MAN DAT CYAN STOP DEM ...and di only way to stop dem, is to run-right and shoot everything that moves!!!
- 2
Folclore Xamin
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot Star.
Folclore Xamin is an intense 2D action platformer and run-and-gun game. Featuring beautiful hand-drawn animations, you control the Xamin twins who wield the power of nature. Master shooting, jumping, and dashing to defeat forest spirits and conquer the Amazon!
- 3
Toyland Tussle
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot Star.
A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.
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ZOE Begone!
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shoot Star.
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
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Cuphead
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot Star.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
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Creepy Road
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot Star.
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
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Super Time Force Ultra
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot Star.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Shoot Star — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shoot Star.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!