Single-player games like Shadow Heroes
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Heroes, 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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Fighter X Fighter
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
Punch and kick! Live in fighting! Choose skills and strengthen talents to conquer various levels and enemies.
- 2

Glaze Cup: Journey to the West
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
This is a side scrolling action Rougelike game set in the three realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and gods. It tells the story of Lao Sha and other characters from Journey to the West before they learn from the classics
- 3

I HUMAN MACHINE
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
I Human machine:against machine or be one 2D Rougelike Pixel Action Game, for PC
- 4

Skybreakers
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
Skybreakers is an action roguelike thriller. Choose from various characters, arm yourself with a vast array of weapons, and create your own unique build by combining artifacts, random talents, abilities, and bonds. Plunge into exhilarating combat and use unique abilities to defeat the evil.
- 5

Mirror of Heaven
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
The Qi has awakened demons, they wreak havoc on our world. You traverse ancient realms with the aid of the "Kunlun Mirror," embarking on a journey of cultivation and acension to gods.
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One Finger Death Punch 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!
- 7

Troublemaker 2: Beyond Dream
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Heroes.
Teenagers, Dreams, and Drugs. Unveil the secrets of South Jayakarta city, set two years after the ending of the original Troublemaker. The journey of the “Parakacuk” gang continues alongside the “Beyond Dream” band in South Jayakarta city in this fun open-world action-comedy beat-'em-up game.
- 8

Crazy Flasher 7 Mercenary Empire(stand-alone Version)
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Heroes.
The classic old web game action role-playing in 2010, fighting zombies in the last days, horizontal 2D games, firearms, cold weapons, mercenaries, gangs... Now a stand-alone version without internet is launched.
- 9

Fate Hunters
Single-player alternative to Shadow Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow Heroes.
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!