Single-player games like Deathsmiles
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Deathsmiles, 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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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deathsmiles.
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.
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DoDonPachi Resurrection
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deathsmiles.
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deathsmiles.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathsmiles.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathsmiles.
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathsmiles.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Sine Mora
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathsmiles.
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
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Trouble Witches Origin - Episode1 Daughters of Amalgam -
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathsmiles.
That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing.
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Deathsmiles I・II
Single-player alternative to Deathsmiles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deathsmiles.
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back