Single-player games like Mortal Shell
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Mortal Shell, 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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The Surge 2
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
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The Surge
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
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Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
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Thymesia
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
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Blade of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Scorn
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
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Demon's Soulbound
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Demon's Soulbound is a gay bara adult 3rd person point'n click adventure about domination, bdsm, sex between men and monsters, and serving a demon master.
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DARK SOULS™ II
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
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Mortal Shell II
Single-player alternative to Mortal Shell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.