Single-player games like Shadow Walker
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Walker, 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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CIPHER 61
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
CIPHER 61 is a fast-paced, action-packed top-down-shooter, with tons of temporary and permanent upgrades. Can you make it through all 61 rooms?
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Tetraphobia
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
Tetraphobia is an action roguelite set in a stylized world of floating islands. Utilise different bows to shoot, dash, blast and loot your way through different realms. Filled with unique enemies, bosses, artefacts and NPCs every new run is a new challenge.
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Survivor Mercs
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
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UnderMine
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
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Rush Rover
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
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FatalZone
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Walker.
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
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ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Single-player alternative to Shadow Walker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Walker.
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.