Single-player games like Shadow Pulse
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Pulse, 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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The Hunted Collection
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
A collection of 3 click and point horror adventures!
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Chernobyl inferno
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
Go in search of your brother, who got lost in the catacombs of Chernobyl, among aggressive inhabitants mutilated by radiation.
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Unhappening
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
Navigate a collapsing world where light is your only protection. Solve physics-based environmental puzzles with the help of temporary companions, and survive the darkness consuming fractured memories of humanity’s final survivor. For fans of Inside, Limbo, and Little Nightmares.
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Among the Waves
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
Carry the Divine Child. Bend the laws of physics and uncover the mystery of the Doors of Birth. The fate of a world where artificial intelligence has learned to believe lies in your hands.
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Defiant Ascent
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
The only known immune survivor has one last chance to reach the surface. Every floor hides new dangers as you ascend through a zombie-infested military bunker in this survival roguelike, where tense turn-based combat could mean the difference between life and death. The only way out is up.
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FlowerRock
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
FlowerRock is a 2D platformer for players who love intense boss fights and an mysterious story. Something happened to this world, powerful enemies and secrets litter the landscape. Unlock upgrades for your laser to blast stronger enemies and unravel the story of what happened to this forsaken world.
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Paradise Lost
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
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Antro
Single-player alternative to Shadow Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
ANTRO. The underground revolution. Join Nittch and Los Discordantes in the race to overthrow La Cúpula. In this rhythm, action, puzzle and 2.5D platforming game, music will be your ally!