Single-player games like Firebird - Steam version
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Firebird - Steam version, 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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Solar Wind
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Blast your way through a galaxy of planets in this fast paced, side scrolling shoot 'em up. Fight in deep space, fly through asteroid belts, and battle across moons as you take on the alien menace.
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ARMED SEVEN
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
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Jets'n'Guns Gold
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
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GIGANTIC ARMY
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
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1917 - The Alien Invasion DX
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
1917 - The Alien Invasions is a bullet hell memorization shooter. Dr. Brunhild Stahlmüller upgrades an WW1 Triplane with superior alien technology to attack the invaders. She will avenge mankind and take the battle into the darkness of space until she reach an ancient alien world.
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Donuts'n'Justice
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.
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RefleX
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
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Ikaruga
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
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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Fungoids - Steam version
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Fungoids is a classic styled, retro themed plant bomber, inspired by the games of the 1980's. Play in 2 modes, Classic, for the original experience, or Alpha for extended game play.
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Solstice
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Solstice is a turn-based, menu driven war-game, set in a large, open fantasy world, inspired by the retro classics of the past.
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The Eye of Borrack
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
The Eye of Borrack will take you back to yesteryear, with our take on the classic text adventure. You'll put the world of action games to one side, as you delve deeply into a rich, funny, imagination led text adventure.
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Stranded 2
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Firebird - Steam version.
Following a not highly unexpected crash landing (which seems to happen to you a lot), you find yourself stranded on a hostile alien world full of humour, mystery and quite a bit of walking - Your task is clear, find a way off of this planet and get home. - Should be simple!
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Zannon
Single-player alternative to Firebird - Steam version — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Firebird - Steam version.
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.