Single-player games like Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta, 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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Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
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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Angelstruck
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
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DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
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Gun Wings
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Neptunia Shooter
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
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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Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
Single-player alternative to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after