Single-player games like Shiro
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Shiro, 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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Chief's Quest
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Chief's Quest is a classic action platform game inspired by native american culture and anime
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Project: Artificial Legacy Saga
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Embark on journey through the "Project: Artificial Legacy Saga" a four-part series, crafted to feel as if it was released across four console generations. Follow Kirana on her heroic journey, as she protects her family and her homeland from a mysterious evil force.
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Emiko's Pledge 2
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Emiko's Pledge 2 is a 2D Platform Action game based on the story of a Half-Demon girl called Emiko, whose mission is to protect all the residents of the Ettaze state from the enemies who infiltrated into the territory.
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Little Nemo The Clown
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Little Nemo The Clown is a 2D Open World game inspired by good Metroidvania titles. Talk, Run, Fly, Explore. Find secret passages and characters and discover a Fantasy World full of Magic and Color. Little Nemo is a modern Maze Runner Adventure. Can you find the Clown before your Time runs out?
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Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.
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Toziuha Night: Nosferatu's Curse
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Eight years have passed since the battle against Dracula, the hero of Transylvania who succumbed to the power of darkness. However, peace is once again in danger. A pair of young alchemists will fight against the curse of the demon who goes by the name Nosferatu.
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Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shiro.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Obsurity
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
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The Excrawlers
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shiro.
Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.
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DREAMOUT
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shiro.
Explore a surreal world with a drunken alpaca! Solve puzzles, fish out the most unusual items from rivers, fight watermelon thugs, and uncover all the secrets of this world!
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MiceGard
Single-player alternative to Shiro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shiro.
Play MiceGard, adventure game where viking mice fight for honor, fame and survival. Explore the world inspired by Norse mythology, meet with gods and warlocks and seize the glory of the fiercest mouse-warrior in this action-packed saga!