Single-player games like Shadow King
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow King, 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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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow King.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
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Chasm
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow King.
Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.
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Cosmic Collapse
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow King.
Merge planets together in this puzzle game with soft physics. Can you make it to the sun? Can you merge two suns? Find out for science!
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Hellgineers
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow King.
Help the minions of the underworld across bubbling pools of lava with rickety bridges and non-regulated constructions. Will you go for the easiest route, or test your skills and aim for the coveted skulls? Return to completed challenges to perfect your builds!
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Golf Monday
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow King.
Partake in what seems like a normal golf tournament. But watch out! Your competitors will stop at nothing to win.
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Orb of Aeternum
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow King.
A bite sized dungeon manager game that requires new strategies every time you play! Mine, build, and fight your way to success.
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Sunset Solitaire
Single-player alternative to Shadow King — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow King.
Classic Solitaire with pixel perfect graphics and soothing chip tunes. Four variants with separate difficulty modes and an addicting scoring mechanism for unlocking card backs.