Single-player games like Shadowgrounds
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Shadowgrounds, 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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Shadowgrounds Survivor
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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Alien Breed 3: Descent
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.
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Alien Breed 2: Assault
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.
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Gunnheim
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!
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RUINER
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Hatred
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Trine Enchanted Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
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Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!
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Nine Parchments
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!
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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!
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Shadwen
Single-player alternative to Shadowgrounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowgrounds.
Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!