Rank 01Games like Shadow Man
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Shadow Man also play
The closest matches to Shadow Man: Blood: One Unit Whole Blood, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition, Silver Pines, BloodRayne (Legacy), and The Darkness II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Cult Classic and Supernatural, like Shadow Man.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Shares environmental puzzle solving with Shadow Man.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- 2026
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The Darkness II
Why this: Also Comic Book and Supernatural, like Shadow Man.
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Chronicles of the Wolf
Why this: Also Metroidvania and 1990's, like Shadow Man.
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Harvester
Why this: Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Shadow Man.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Shadow Man
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Also Cult Classic and Supernatural, like Shadow Man.
- 90% of 591 reviews
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Also Supernatural and 1990's, like Shadow Man.
- 90% of 421 reviews
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Acclaim Studios Teesside
- 85% of 293 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Exploration feels like solving a puzzle
- Levels hide paths in plain sight
- Oppressive sound design amplifies dread
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Eerie
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SILENT HILL 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Shadow Man.
Turok
Why this: Also 1990's and Old School, like Shadow Man.
About Shadow Man
The closest matches to Shadow Man: Blood: One Unit Whole Blood, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition, Silver Pines, BloodRayne (Legacy), and The Darkness II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Shadow Man is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood: One Unit Whole Blood, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition and Silver Pines — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and eerie, and single out its ability gated progression and environmental puzzle solving. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Shadow Man: He is coming, stalking criminals in the spirit world and the real world. A possessed man is coming, a voodoo mask in his chest and lines of power in his back. Shadow Man is coming, trailing evil from Liveside to Deadside. To stop an apocalypse. To save your soul.
Is Shadow Man worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 293 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 24 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Exploration feels like solving a puzzle
- Levels hide paths in plain sight
- Oppressive sound design amplifies dread
- Treats players like adults with no hand holding
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I enjoyed this game at first but I think that it's too long for what it has to offer. I liked the environments and they were fun to explore but after a couple hours the game started to get repetitive. In every level all you do is walk…”
People who play it also play: Blood: One Unit Whole Blood, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition, Silver Pines
Frequently asked about Shadow Man
Can I run it?
What games are most similar to Shadow Man?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Man are Blood: One Unit Whole Blood, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition, Silver Pines.
Who developed Shadow Man?
Shadow Man was developed by Acclaim Studios Teesside and published by Nightdive Studios.