Single-player games like Rotschwert
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rotschwert, 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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Compact Plasma Gears
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
Embark on a retro-shoot-'em-up task to fight space pirates, industrial equipment, archeotech and, probably, space gods. Engage enemies in increasingly cruel levels, fight vile bosses, uncover secrets and pursue the call of ancient technologies.
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Normal SHMUP
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
Normal SHMUP is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again.
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Forced Sacrifice: Lost Soul
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
Nothing can stop the inevitable. Everything will play out, just as it has been planned. Forced Sacrifice: Lost Souls is a bullet-hell game with a storyline reaching for metaphysical and theological topics. Gather the power, get rid of demons and retake The Soul from the traitors.
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Prism Indigo DX
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
Fight your friends to save your friends in Prism Indigo, a vicious retro-styled bullet hell shooter starring a rookie magical girl.
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Red Vanilla 2
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
Survive and destroy all 33 of your memories. Time had no meaning and I couldn't save her. Something wasn't right in her mind. I focused and fought this as hard as I could but in the end, no matter the result, nothing good would happen. I should've been there and now I ask her to forgive me.
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Fruit Of Choice
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
Casual arcade game. Stay on the move and survive for a long time. Dash to dodge, attack, and explode bombs!
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Prism Warriors DX
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
The Prism Warriors return for another helping of retro-styled bullet hell action. Face off against the sinister Twilight Four, and fight to save more than just your friends...
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Shining Shattering Sky ~ Reverie of Breaking Unreality
Single-player alternative to Rotschwert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotschwert.
What’s going on in Tomohiro Uchida and Hikari Aogami’s dreams?