Single-player games like DELTAZEAL
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to DELTAZEAL, 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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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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Space Invaders Extreme
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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XIIZEAL
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
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Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
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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Shmups Skill Test
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Some say you’re only as old as you feel. Shmups Skill Test says you’re only as old as you shoot! Shmups Skill Test is a clever way to evaluate your shmup skills in the form of a "gamer age". Challenge and unlock shoot-’em-up-based minigames in a gauntlet of shmup nostalgia goodness.
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MINUS ZERO
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Triangle Service’s MINUS ZERO is a shooter that focuses on a tried-and-true shoot-’em-up weapon: the lock-on laser. It’s shoot-’em-up purity: just you, your lock-on laser, and a whole bunch of enemies. As long as you continue to blast away at the waves of enemies, you’ll maintain invincibility, but if you lose track of your position...
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EXZEAL
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
A sequel that isn’t afraid to be different. EXZEAL is the followup to TRIZEAL Remix, but it’s much more than a simple rehash. Choose between multiple ships and specialize in each one’s weapon system. Will you focus on shooting, shot charging, or close-range attacks? In EXZEAL, it’s your choice.
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TRIZEAL Remix
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
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Arcade Love / ゲーセンラブ。
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Arcade Love. (a.k.a Ge-sen Love) contains unique Beat'-em-up and Shmup games of arcade style, which has been well-played at Arcades all over Japan.
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GyroShooter
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Aim the targets approaching from all sides! The game looks like a shoot'em up but no, this new style game involves no shooting!
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DELAY SIMULATOR / ゲーミングハード技能検定
Single-player alternative to DELTAZEAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DELTAZEAL.
Improve your gaming skills in [Reflexes TEST] and [STICK TEST], and break your own records in the shooting games [B-POINT] and [Bullet Bullet Bullet]