Single-player games like Raiden III Digital Edition
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Raiden III Digital Edition, 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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Raiden IV: OverKill
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
The series that changed the history of arcade shoot’em ups is back with the crazed action of Overkill mode! Instill fear in your enemies with devastating attacks and earn the acclaimed title of Master Ace!
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
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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Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
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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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
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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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
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.
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
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VASARA Collection
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!
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Raiden Legacy - Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.
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Raiden IV x MIKADO remix
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
Buckle up and blast off with Raiden IV x MIKADO remix! This classic arcade shoot ‘em up comes fully equipped with new music, battle modes, vertical screen play, and more!
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Caladrius Blaze
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
An epic tale that begins from shooting missiles! The newest work of the Caladrius series with lots of new features that exceeds the original story!
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Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
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Petit Petit Petit
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
Get ready for an exciting and refreshing adventure! In this thrilling game, you will be in charge of manipulating immune cells and medical nanomachines to fight off invading pathogens and save unknown creatures from deadly diseases.
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Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星
Single-player alternative to Raiden III Digital Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Raiden III Digital Edition.
"Raiden" unites! Get ready to blast into a thrilling new dimension like never before!