Single-player games like Shadow Lens
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Lens, 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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Hob
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Lens.
Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Lens.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Lens.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Lens.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Lens.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Lens.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
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Tomba! Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Lens.
In Tomba! Special Edition, leap, bite, and throw your way across stunning 2.5D landscapes in this vastly-enhanced update to a platforming classic!
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In Sound Mind
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Lens.
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
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Catniptic
Single-player alternative to Shadow Lens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Lens.
Explore mouse-infested dream worlds as a cat! Grow magical catnip to gain powerful abilities, reclaim stolen furniture, and expand your ever-growing catnip farm. Reminiscent of Goat Simulator, Catniptic delivers chaotic, quirky fun! This psychedelic platformer never plays the same twice.