Single-player games like Lake of Shadows
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lake of 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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Xalos Conquest
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
Awaken my Xalos, the Venishien Empire calls for you! Conquer Earth against the Egyptians and Romans with our robotic might. As Sci-Fi meets Medieval in a epic top-down side-scroller war!
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Caveward
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
Explore dark caves, mine valuable resources, and build defenses to survive waves of creatures. Caveward combines action, mining, exploration, and tower defense in a 2D pixel art adventure.
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Ed's world story
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.
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Crupt
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
Slash through swarms of enemies, fight bosses, and talk to wacky characters as you struggle to restore everything one Wave at a time.
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The Holy Silence
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
A Roguelike action adventure shoot game that creates your legendary experience. In the dark and wide world, explore the five races and the causes of the world's cataclysm. Flexible to deal with the complex and changing world environment with different weapons, technology and elements.
- 6
Subway Outbreak
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
In Subway Outbreak, defend and rebuild your metro station against mutant hordes in this pixel strategy game. Manage tasks like fortifying defenses, launching assaults, and gathering resources to survive 30 days of increasingly fierce attacks. Lose by death or generator destruction.
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Devilish Blind Date
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
This game is heavily inspired by『Vampire Survivors』 You are summoned into an Isekai and fighting monsters with a mysterious girl, Nanako.
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Seafarer's Gambit
Single-player alternative to Lake of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
Play as a captain who ventures into new lands with his crewmates until a storm passing by mysteriously parts him away from his ship and crew. Help the captain find his missing crew and overcome the challenges on the path by fighting unwanted guests using his trusty old sword.