Single-player games like Light & Shadow
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Light & Shadow, 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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Beat, Heart, Beat
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Beat, Heart, Beat is a psychedelic action-platformer where every attack is set to a grungy midwest emo soundtrack. Soar across the crumbling Psyche, recruit bizarre party members, and tear a path towards your withering Heart.
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TUYA
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
TUYA is a 2D adventure puzzle game about a girl crossing windswept grasslands, deep caves, and long-dormant ruins. Rather than fight, use arrows and wind to awaken ancient cores, move platforms and pillars, and uncover a wordless journey through loss, memory, and moving forward.
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Assassin Of Aliens
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
Play as space warrior in this 2d person sci-fi shooter game. Mission is to kill different enemies like spiders and troopers and end of level destroy big ufo ship and collect skulls
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Neva
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
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Deer & Boy
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.
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Archaeogem
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!
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Sunlight
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.
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Submerged: Hidden Depths
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
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Dunwich Park
Single-player alternative to Light & Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Light & Shadow.
Dunwich Park is a Lovecraftian horror adventure game and visual novel. Play as the newest park ranger of Dunwich Park, a campground infested with eldritch abominations. With a branching narrative that responds to your choices, actions can have terrible consequences. Choose carefully, choose fast.