Single-player games like Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness, 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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Sangreve
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
A gothic top-down survivor-roguelite. Attack, weave and dodge through undead hordes while picking level-up cards to build your character, then fight a boss at the end of each map. Nine characters, dodge-only defense, run-based roguelite progression.
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Candleborne
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Climb a tower consumed by darkness in this top-down action roguelite. Grow your flame, choose upgrades with dangerous tradeoffs, stay within the candlelight, and defeat each floor’s guardian to continue your ascent.
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字獄 JIGOKU
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
A New Kind of Action Game Where You “Get Weaker” the More You Play. Words wage war. Every enemy, every weapon, and you yourself — everything is made of words. Cut through hordes of living characters, seize skills, and evolve from Human to God.
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Warhammer Survivors
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Become the embodiment of bullet hell in Warhammer Survivors, a fast-paced roguelite survivors game. Play as characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes, collect and evolve iconic weapons and destroy endless swarms of enemies.
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Died in the Tower Again
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Climb a tower that never lets you leave. Move — your spells fire themselves. Combine 8 elements into automatic synergies, awaken them twice, and gamble on relics that break the rules. Die, bank your gold, climb again. 100 floors, 35 relics, 14 artifacts, and a leaderboard that remembers.
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SPELLFALL
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
SPELLFALL is a dark fantasy action roguelike with one task: kill the witch harvesting the moons magic. Fight your way through various areas and vile creatures to reach the top of her looming castle.
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Lunar Tide
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Slaughter hordes of monsters, evolve your skills, and survive in this frantic action roguelite. Choose from 4 unique classes, unlock a devastating arsenal, and upgrade permanently to defeat the bosses of the lunar tide.
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Fourspell Survivors Online
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Join friends online to survive endless hordes of monsters in this online coop "survivors" game! Evolve your spells, defeat bosses and develop the best character builds and party formations. Cooperation is key to survive in this action roguelike with unique characters.
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Nomad Survival
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
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Nomad Idle
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.
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Kin and Quarry
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and recruiting more kin to your cause along the way. Dig. Upgrade. Repeat.
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Kin and Conquest
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
An incremental / idle action adventure game where you must battle foes, mine rocks, defeat bosses, and grow stronger in your quest to conquer the mountain and defeat the Evil Geomancer.
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Shadowkin
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Face waves of enemies as you travel from room to room in your auto-shooting horde survival conquest. You and your companion (AI or 2 Player) must work together and create builds that compliment each other while exploring branching paths through various zones and worlds in a Roguelite setting.
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Raid Run
Single-player alternative to Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness.
Raid Run is a game inspired by fake mobile game ads. Your character automatically travels through the level where you must face increasingly difficult enemies, grabbing power ups and evolving your skills along the way. Attacks and skills are fired automatically. Conquer 3 levels with 3 difficulties.