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Single-player games like Shape of Dreams

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Shape of Dreams, 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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    Evercore Heroes : Ascension — Steam game cover

    Evercore Heroes : Ascension

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Pick your favorite MOBA-style hero and jump into exciting roguelite runs! Overcome deadly challenges, grab game-changing power-ups, sync your build for devastating combos and save Lumerea from corruption!

    2025ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shan Hai : Mythic Origins — Steam game cover

    Shan Hai : Mythic Origins

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    SHANHAI: Myth Origins is a MOBA-style action roguelike inspired by the Shanhaijing. Enter a mythic realm, forge divine weapons, wield the Five Elements, collect artifacts, bind spirits and capture beasts. Play solo or in up to 4-player co-op.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tears of Vanfell — Steam game cover

    Tears of Vanfell

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Your life begins anew in front of an imposing mountain... Climb and explore it with a wide cast of characters in this dungeon crawler RPG with up to four player Co-op.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RealmWalker — Steam game cover

    RealmWalker

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Create powerful spell combos and blast through hordes of enemies in RealmWalker. This ARPG roguelite delivers ever changing runs with new abilities, challenging encounters, and procedurally generated worlds.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Above Land: Rhapsody — Steam game cover

    Above Land: Rhapsody

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    A singleplayer or co-op action RPG roguelite set high above the clouds. Wield outrageous weapons, craft wild builds, and dive into chaotic runs where no two adventures are ever the same.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brawlers of Duality — Steam game cover

    Brawlers of Duality

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Brawlers of Duality is a top-down arena fighter where damaging enemies launches them further, launch enemies out of the arena to defeat them. Battle in 1v1, 2v2, and a FFA mode where you defeat enemies to power up and take on other players. BoD is still under development

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shape of Dreams: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Angel — Steam game cover

    The Last Angel

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shape of Dreams.

    Band together or die horribly in a brutal world of giant magical monsters. Risk it all using everything from magic swords to laser machine guns to blast your foes...or your friends.

    ActionAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risk of Rain 2 — Steam game cover

    Risk of Rain 2

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

    2020ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ravenswatch — Steam game cover

    Ravenswatch

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shape of Dreams.

    Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.

    2024ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roboquest — Steam game cover

    Roboquest

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

    2023ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hades — Steam game cover

    Hades

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sephiria — Steam game cover

    Sephiria

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shape of Dreams.

    Sephiria is a top-down action rogue-lite game with pixel graphics. Go down the tower, meet various animals, and collect various talismans and artifacts to become stronger.

    2025ActionEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Windblown — Steam game cover

    Windblown

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Dash, dive and defy the Vortex. A lightning-fast, 1-3 player co-op roguelite from the crafters of Dead Cells, where every run is a leap into chaos. Absorb the powers of fallen warriors, rebuild their weapons, and WIPE THE FLOOR with anything that gets in the way of a perfect run. 

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SWORN — Steam game cover

    SWORN

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    SWORN is a 1-4 player co-op action rogue-like. Explore and reclaim a fallen Camelot from the reign of a corrupted Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

    2025ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gunfire Reborn — Steam game cover

    Gunfire Reborn

    Single-player alternative to Shape of Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shape of Dreams.

    Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →