Single-player games like The Bullet Hell
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Bullet Hell, 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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Akka Arrh
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bullet Hell.
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
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Unknown Hero
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bullet Hell.
Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!
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HYPER METEOR
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bullet Hell.
YOU ARE LOST IN SPACE! ALL WEAPONS ARE DOWN! Survive by ramming your ship into meteors and hostile forces.
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Senli 307
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bullet Hell.
Senli 307 is a top-down shooter where you can turn, accelerate, and decelerate using only WASD (or arrow keys), and repeatedly search for and destroy enemies.
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Apsis
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive as long as possible in this hardcore Arcade Throwback. Avoid Asteroids and the Planets while collecting as many water filled Comets as possible!
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Blast Attack
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bullet Hell.
A short top-down game about dodging bullets and shooting a variety of enemies. Your arsenal evolves as you collect power-ups. Use a charged blast attack to destroy magenta shields and dashes to destroy cyan shields while fighting 6 different enemy types that can make use of shields and dashes.
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1000 Waves
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bullet Hell.
1000 Waves is a bullet hell arcade game that becomes progressively difficult as you approach the 1000th wave. Strengthen your ship by leveling up and conquer the final boss!
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Pellet Dodge
Single-player alternative to The Bullet Hell — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Save your friend from being used as a fuel source to corrupt the Universe.