Single-player games like Wish Project
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Wish Project, 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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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
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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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
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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Bullet Heaven 2
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Wish Project.
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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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Wish Project.
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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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
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.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wish Project.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Crystal Project
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wish Project.
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.
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Crystal Project 2
Single-player alternative to Wish Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wish Project.
Crystal Project 2 is a non-linear JRPG with a seamless open world and telegraphed tactical combat. Find new classes, learn new abilities, and collect powerful equipment to customize your party and uncover the mysteries of the land. No random encounters and no permanent missables.