Single-player games like Fire Arrow Plus
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Fire Arrow Plus, 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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Super Hydorah
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
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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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
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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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
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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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
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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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
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Savant - Ascent
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
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Super XYX
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
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Zenohell
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Fire Arrow Plus.
Zenohell is a 90s inspired shoot-em'up (shmup) that is all about simple gameplay, just dodge, shoot, score, with vibrant pixel visuals and a kicking 28 track soundtrack, with lots of content to boot.
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Zenodyne R
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!
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Jet Buster
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Jet Buster is the new 90s anthro shmup, going back to the cuter roots of the genre.
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Zenodeath
Single-player alternative to Fire Arrow Plus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Arrow Plus.
Zenodeath is the final entry in the Zeno series, the final evolution, featuring a modern OST by HeavyViper and two gameplay types.