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Single-player games like Space Moth DX

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Space Moth DX, 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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    LUFTRAUSERS — Steam game cover

    LUFTRAUSERS

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Hydorah — Steam game cover

    Super Hydorah

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    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.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jamestown — Steam game cover

    Jamestown

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    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.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ZeroRanger — Steam game cover

    ZeroRanger

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

    2018ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BLUE REVOLVER — Steam game cover

    BLUE REVOLVER

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!

    2016ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    UBERMOSH Vol.5 — Steam game cover

    UBERMOSH Vol.5

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ikaruga — Steam game cover

    Ikaruga

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    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!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ultratron — Steam game cover

    Ultratron

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mushihimesama — Steam game cover

    Mushihimesama

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Moth DX.

    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.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Hunter DX — Steam game cover

    Star Hunter DX

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!

    2021ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Moth: Lunar Edition — Steam game cover

    Space Moth: Lunar Edition

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.

    2021ActionIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RAIN Project - a touhou fangame — Steam game cover

    RAIN Project - a touhou fangame

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Moth DX.

    RAIN Project is a Touhou fangame re-imagined as a platforming boss-bash! After a ritual gone wrong, the newbie shrine maiden Sanae awakes in a world of fantasy. With only the storms to guide her, Sanae sets off to scale a towering mountain in search of answers.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project T — Steam game cover

    Project T

    Single-player alternative to Space Moth DX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Moth DX.

    It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that Project T has been canceled. We want to thank you for your support throughout this journey.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →