Single-player games like Shadow Madness
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Madness, 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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SCARLET NEXUS
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Madness.
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Madness.
Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.
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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Madness.
Adventurer Adol Christin has washed ashore in yet another mysterious, isolated new land, inhabited by a people who sport long ears and bushy tails...and are none too fond of humans. Experience the very first 3D Ys game as never before, with a whole new gameplay mode unique to this release!
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Chained Echoes
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadow Madness.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
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.hack//G.U. Last Recode
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadow Madness.
.hack//G.U. is back! This collection includes all 3 original .hack//G.U. titles, Rebirth, Reminisce, and Redemption, all fully restored and remastered. As well as an all new 4th Volume: .hack//G.U. Reconnection.
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Xanadu Next
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadow Madness.
Whenever mist hangs over Lake Orwell, sailors catch sight of a phantom castle just out of reach. As they draw near, it fades away, leaving only questions for all who have seen this “Castle Strangerock.” Now, you must aid your charge in uncovering its secrets...even if it costs you your very soul.
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RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadow Madness.
The story of apprentice detective and Devil Summoner extraordinaire Raidou Kuzunoha XIV returns in this remastered classic! Call upon your demons to solve supernatural mysteries and dispose of enemies.
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Sudeki
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Madness.
Sudeki, a world torn apart into light, shadow and dark. Rent asunder by deceit and betrayal, the land cries out for a peace that only four united heroes can bring. Beyond the protective walls of Illumina Castle lie miles of pastoral, rolling countryside, though once a serene landscape, the Aklorian forces have transformed the countryside...
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FINAL FANTASY VII
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadow Madness.
The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadow Madness.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
Single-player alternative to Shadow Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadow Madness.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…