Single-player games like Devil Engine
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Devil Engine, 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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BLACK BIRD
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.
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R-Type Dimensions EX
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
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LUFTRAUSERS
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
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Deathsmiles
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
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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BLUE REVOLVER
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
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METAL SLUG
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
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Mushihimesama
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
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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Ignition
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Devil Engine.
IGNITION is high-adrenaline action racing with seven unique race tracks, 11 unusual vehicles from monster trucks to jungle jeeps in a funky smooth-scrolling overhead race view.
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Single-player alternative to Devil Engine — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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!