Single-player games like Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, 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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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
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Yars Rising
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
The ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection! Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!
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ITORAH
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
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Indivisible
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.
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KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Join KinnikuNeko, a cat with a bodybuilder's body, in this fun 2D platformer and fight against the mysterious alien invasion. A story full of goofy humor, friendship, drama and action. Its aesthetics are a love letter to 90s anime along with an unforgettable soundtrack.
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Mystik Belle
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
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Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
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Curse of Pirates
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
Ahoy, matey! How about slicing up some sea beasts and sending a couple of rivals to feed the kraken? Curse of Pirates be a true action roguelike, inspired by Vampire Survivors and Hades! Set sail upon the high seas, gather ye brave crew, and stand firm against the relentless tides of foes!
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DuckTales: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
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River City Girls
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
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River City Girls 2
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!