Single-player games like Mind Shadows
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mind Shadows, 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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Cheap Screamer
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
Try to survive the experiments being conducted on you while you attempt to uncover the truth about why you are there.
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Trails of the Black Sun
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
Trails of the Black Sun is a first-person shooter and platformer hybrid, set in a digital simulation, where you, an Initiate, will have to find hidden artifacts and forbidden meanings. Use your acrobatic skills and defeat the Templars, fulfilling your Ultimate Quest 🔥
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LIMINALITY
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
After his daughter disappears under mysterious circumstances, Liam Henderson takes matters into his own hands to find, investigate and safely bring her back from the depths of a multi-faceted cacophony of rooms known as "The Complex". Will he find her? Only time can tell, but it's unreliable here.
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GILLES
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
GILLES shows the Journey of a Theater Director's 10 years exile to create his Great Work, his Theater Play named The Klown. On this first episode, join him and SamPath on their Journey to show the Great Premiere. GILLES is a story exploration game from Infiniti Studio.
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Deadly Desire
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
An FPS shooter story game set in the Haluwa at the beginning of the Calculus pandemic. Answering the question "What if they were right?"
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Pine Creek: The Book of Judith
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
A cozy-thriller adventure game focused on exploration, story, and following clues. Have friends, think about life, think about death, eat tasty food, and play games in the arcade!
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Lucky Pikinini - Advanced Killer Cyborg
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
Nathan Kennedy a U.S. Military Advanced Futuristic Cyborg must race against time to complete sophisticated U.S. Military Super Soldier courses in Nevada as part of The Pentagon's Project-X, A Project Being Monitored And Pending Full Approval by the White House.
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IN CELL
Single-player alternative to Mind Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mind Shadows.
IN CELL is a kinetic visual novel (linear, no choices) about the epidemic of sexless, nationless, and friendless men. Gender dynamics are currently not functional, sustainable, or beneficial to either men or women. IN CELL is uncensored conversation between the sexes.