Single-player games like Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun, 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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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Fury Unleashed
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
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Super House of Dead Ninjas
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
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Fallback
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Berserk or Die
Single-player alternative to Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun.
This is an action game in which players attempt to survive by defeating a number of enemies which appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Use a unique keyboard-banging control scheme for maximum dopamine! Go Berserk, or Die!