Single-player games like The Shaman's Ark
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Shaman's Ark, 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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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Solateria
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
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Skautfold: Usurper
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
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Voidwrought
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
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Volkolak: The Will of Gods
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.
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The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.
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Nine Sols
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shaman's Ark.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Rooten
Single-player alternative to The Shaman's Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shaman's Ark.
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.