Single-player games like Shadow Warrior
Below are 23 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Warrior, 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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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
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DmC: Devil May Cry
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
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DOOM Eternal
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
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Painkiller
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Titanfall® 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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Evil West
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
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Hard Reset Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior.
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
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Trek to Yomi
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
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Hard Reset Redux
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.
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JUJU
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Journey with the shaman panda, Juju, and his lizard sidekick, Peyo, as they embark upon a dangerous and mystical journey to save Juju's father and the world from an ancient evil. Run, bounce, chant, and battle humongous bosses with a friend or family member in this beautifully animated, lighthearted adventure.
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Devolverland Expo
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior.
Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.