Single-player games like Negative: The Way of Shinobi
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Negative: The Way of Shinobi, 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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Light-It Up
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Swing, jump, flip and slide your stickman body from one neon color shape to another to make them glow and light-it up!
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RunBean Galactic
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Run, jump and roll on your way to the new high score! Sounds easy, right? Not when you try to keep up with the hazards and bonuses that are constantly appearing all around the planet!
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Tenko's Magical Sword Quest
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Run, Jump and dash your way through 65 challenging levels. Collect orbs too boost your speed and race to beat your own personal time in this hard to put down indie title! Collect all missing magical stone pieces to craft Tenkos legendary sword.
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Ninja 1987
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Ninja 1987 is a dive back into the past with the most authentic 8-bit side-scrolling action-platformer. Use shinobi skills to thwart a nefarious threat and rediscover all the adrenaline of timeless classics!
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TEN - Ten Rooms, Ten Seconds
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
TEN is a challenging and brutal platformer in which you face a relentless gauntlet of ten-second deathtrap rooms in a desperate struggle to escape your fate... and find out what the hell is going on around here.
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Super Crazy Nynja
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Super Crazy Nynja is a 2D platform game with a pixel art style. Play as a nynja, save your beloved from the clutches of aliens.
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Wall Ninja
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
The princess has been kidnapped and it is up to you, the Wall Ninja, to save her. All you have to do is to jump up on a few walls. How hard can that be? Just don't lose your grip...
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Trash Quest
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
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Alchemist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
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WW2: Bunker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.
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Climber: Sky is the Limit
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Climber: Sky is the Limit is a mountain walking simulator game where you become a winter climber. To succeed you need to plan the trip, prepare appropriate equipment, face extreme weather conditions and survive. Only the sky is the limit!
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SPYHACK: Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
SpyHack is a tactical action game where you play as male or female ATD Agent stealthily sneaking past guards or dispatching them with various weapons. Walk your way through the levels, hack various devices and terminals to reveal rooms. Get rid of guards and take control over hacked contraptions.
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The Worst Day Ever
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Shoot dozens of clever weapons, avoid hundreds of enemy shells and explore the mysterious corners of a corporation dominated by demonic powers in this arcade Bullet Hell shooter. Will you manage to break through multiple levels of the dark office building and regain your freedom? Find out now!
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Pooplers
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Pooplers is a multiplayer game where up to four players take control over babies. Toddlers do not belong to the calm ones, as soon as nobody watches them, they crawl around the house, pooping. A humorous game, however, has a number of elements that diversify the gameplay.
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Chef's Tail
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Play as the "Cat Chef" in the spooky but cute underworld. Earn your coin by tending the trees, fishing and creating incredible dishes, or just sleep for 16 hours a day on a comfy pillow. The choice is yours.
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Climber: Sky is the Limit - Free Trial
Single-player alternative to Negative: The Way of Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Negative: The Way of Shinobi.
Climber: Sky is the Limit is a unique survival and simulation game where you become winter climber. To succeed you need to plan the trip, prepare appropriate equipment, face extreme weather conditions and survive. Only the sky is the limit!