Single-player games like ION Shift
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to ION Shift, 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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OveRRooT
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
A Sci-fi Action Platformer, focused on challenging and fast paced combat, where you control Root: a sophisticated malware created to bypass the defences of malfunctioning computer systems. Use each ability at your disposal to erase everything in your path.
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UBERMOSH Vol.7
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
You play as a Saint fighting in a gun-filled pit, defeating as many opponents as you can in a 90 seconds match, the UBERMOSH, an enlightenment ritual of combat.
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CARRION
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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Katana ZERO
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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APE OUT
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ION Shift.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Bloodroots
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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Metro 2033 Redux
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ION Shift.
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
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Aliens vs. Predator™
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ION Shift.
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to ION Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ION Shift.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.