Single-player games like Rolling Bird
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Rolling Bird, 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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Offendron Warrior
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
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Steel Alcimus
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
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PigShip and the Giant Wolf
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
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Dead End City
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
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Gun Rage
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Gun Rage is an old-school, fast-paced, side-scrolling run and gun, with 16-bit era graphics, inspired by greatest classic games of the genre.
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Astro Attack
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
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Space Warpster
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
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SUPER FLAIL
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
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Golden Hornet
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
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Frantic Dimension
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Frantic Dimension is a retro twin-stick shooter inspired by the earliest twin-sticks, 'Space Dungeon' and 'Robotron 2084'. Never stop moving and shooting... or you'll die.
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Pentasma
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Pentasma is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by Williams Electronics' 1981 classic 'Defender'. Protect The terraforming Humanoids from the deadly Aliens and raid the Alien planets to keep the galaxy peaceful!
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Hornet Virus: Steel Alcimus II
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Hornet Virus: Steel Alcimus II is a sequel of Steel Alcimus inspired by various 1980-1990s' 3D computer games. Pilot the deadliest helicopter in this action-packed 3D game. Destroy the targets, rescue the hostages, and capture the enemy buildings to save the world!
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Xentron Attack
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
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Devileader
Single-player alternative to Rolling Bird — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rolling Bird.
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.