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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 — Steam game cover

    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!

    2024IndieCasual7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deathsmiles — Steam game cover

    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!

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angelstruck — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DRAINUS — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gun Wings — Steam game cover

    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...

    2015ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Earthion — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neptunia Shooter — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mushihimesama — Steam game cover

    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.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater — Steam game cover

    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

    2017ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →