Single-player games like Shinobi
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shinobi, 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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Nidhogg
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
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Mortal Kombat 1
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shinobi.
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shinobi.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Shinobi.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Unrailed!
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.
Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shinobi.
It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Shinobi.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to Shinobi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shinobi.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.