Single-player games like After Shadows
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to After 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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The Adventures of Graham
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with After Shadows.
A sci-fi retro Metroidvania. Help Brigadier General Graham recover his gear, defeat enemies, and complete his mission.
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Volkolak: The Will of Gods
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with After Shadows.
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with After Shadows.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Voidwrought
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with After Shadows.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
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The Darkest Tales
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with After Shadows.
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
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末代侠客
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with After Shadows.
个人独立开发的像素武侠风横版动作游戏，以电子游戏的形式为大家展示在南宋末年蒙古入侵中原、江湖没落、大侠绝迹的背景下，怀有侠义之心的剑客贯彻心中理念的故事。
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Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with After Shadows.
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
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Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Single-player alternative to After Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with After Shadows.
Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.