Single-player games like Shadow Man
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Man, 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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Primal Fear
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
This footage has been acquired illegally. I need to get this out to as many people as possible. Be warned, what you will see will be disturbing, you will question your sanity and you may not be the same person you were before viewing...
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Kafkaesque: The Nightmare Trial
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
Survive a twisted bureaucratic nightmare where every resource counts. Battle corrupted officials and solve psychological puzzles. Your choices shape multiple endings as you fight to prove your innocence.
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Ninja VS Zombies
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
2D ninja action game in the Metroidvania style of exploration. The game is influenced by games from the 8bit/16bit era, with a focus on the Metroid and Castlevania series. Explore vast dungeons and destroy the "Demon King," the avenger of the ninja clan!
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BloodRayne (Legacy)
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
In the years between the World Wars, Agent BloodRayne works as a killing machine for The Brimstone Society--a top secret fraternity that hunts down and destroys supernatural threats. Starring heroine Rayne, this original action horror game unleashed the red headed dhampir on the world.
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Mini Reaper
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
The file for a lost and unfinished platformer from 1999 about collecting souls for the vacationing Grim Reaper has resurfaced online.
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Johann Weiss
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
Caught off guard, Johann Weiss had his sister kidnapped by the LaVey Order, a satanic cult led by Behemoth LaVey who's going to sacrifice her to Satan to summon Hell on Earth. In this take on Metroidvania and early Duke Nukem games, you must help Johann save his sister Joanna from LaVey.
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God Help Us All
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
God Help Us All is a fixed-camera survival horror game that merges the suffocating dread of classic horror with the brutal grit of the Wild West.
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Toree Saturn
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
Toree Saturn is a speed based 3D Platformer featuring a round bird with sunglasses and a backpack!
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Turok
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
As Raziel, stalk the shadows of Nosgoth preying upon your former vampire brethren in your quest to destroy your creator- Kain. After being betrayed and executed by Kain, return to Nosgoth on an epic mission of revenge. A milestone in 3D adventure.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Soul Reaper
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Reap souls by besting your foes in turn-based combat, then summon them to fight by your side! Arrange souls on a 3x3 grid for battle, or attach them to loot pieces to amplify their effects! Travel through The Vault in search for rare treasure, and slay the impostors claiming to be the Soul Reaper!
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MDK
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
ON A GOOD DAY, ONLY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE. As vast alien mining cities suck the power and minerals from every major metropolis on Earth simultaneously, time is of the essence as millions of civilians are expiring by the second.
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Shield King
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
Fight off hordes of enemies, slay Bosses, Dash through enemies and push them off the buildings In this shield themed roguelite.
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Man.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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Shadow Man Remastered
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with 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.
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Re-Volt
Single-player alternative to Shadow Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Re-Volt lets you guide one of 28 remote control cars through insane race tracks set in unusual environments. Curbs become huge walls, toys are obstacles, and everything is fair game to drive on, through, or over.