Single-player games like Who's That Flying?!
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Who's That Flying?!, 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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Sine Mora
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
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Bleed
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
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Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
Aqua Kitty is a fast paced retro styled submarine arcade shooter with optional 2 player local Co-op.Blast through hordes of mechanical sea monsters in your kitty sub and defend the deep sea milk mining kittens!THE MILK MUST FLOW!
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
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 Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
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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Drifting Lands
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
Drifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre. If you want an original diablo-like game or you want a different kind of shoot'em'up, you're in the right place!
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Sine Mora EX
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Who's That Flying?!.
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
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SATAZIUS
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
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Alien Hominid HD
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Who's That Flying?!.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
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Hatoful Boyfriend
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Who's That Flying?!.
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
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Foul Play
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who's That Flying?!.
Play as the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth in a side-scrolling co-op brawler set entirely on the grand spectacle of a theatre stage that rewards performance over pummeling. Perform shattering takedowns and reversals!
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Fable Fortune
Single-player alternative to Who's That Flying?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A collectible card game that combines the iconic world and characters of the Fable series with fast-paced tactical gameplay. Choose between Good and Evil to alter your special abilities and even the cards in your deck. Compete in leagues and events, or take on a boss with a friend in co-operative mode.