Single-player games like Shadowy Contracts
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Shadowy Contracts, 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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Shadow of the Guild
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowy Contracts.
Sidescrolling beat 'em up with an epic story. You are Yarán, an assassin with powerful skills of a mage and a warrior combined. Attack from the shadows, cast powerful spells, and destroy your enemies with powerful combo attacks.
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Aragami 2
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowy Contracts.
Aragami 2 is a third person stealth game where you play as an assassin with the power to control the shadows. Join the shadow clan and fight the invader armies to protect your people.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowy Contracts.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadowy Contracts.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadowy Contracts.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadowy Contracts.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
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Ortharion project
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowy Contracts.
Come discover the world of Ortharion! Improve your character by collecting many spells of different qualities in order to defeat your opponents or by discovering many secrets, with puzzles and parkour.
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Rune Knights
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowy Contracts.
Rune Knights is a cooperative action RPG focused on customization, crafting, and combat. Customize your character's aesthetics, stats, gameplay, and gear as you battle through procedurally generated and hand-crafted levels with your allies.
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Magic Never Stops!
Single-player alternative to Shadowy Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadowy Contracts.
A short incremental game about using magic to kill enemies, collect souls, and grow your magical powers.