Single-player games like Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain, 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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Iliad
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
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Super Wiloo Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
You are Wiloo, and a lonely alien known as Dr. ETvaldo has kidnapped your dog! Now only you can save your best friend! This game is the Deluxe version of "WILOO" and "Super Wiloo Demake," rebuilt using current codebase, featuring updated pixelated graphics and many improvements!
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MIHASHIRA
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
A 2D top-down arena shooter. A freely scrolling shooter. Pixel graphics reminiscent of the SNES. Easy to control with the directional pad, two shot buttons, and a bomb button. Make full use of your two shots to smash through enemies.
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AStation
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
Astation is a digital game console that takes inspiration from the retro 999-in-1 cartridges. Dive into the world of Astation to discover a wide variety of games!
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Wonderboy in Monster Land
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
The 8-90's arcade platformer returns to PC. Fight your way across Monster Land, spend your gold on better swords, shields and boots, and cut down the Mecha Dragon. Full controller support, and it always picks up right where you left off.
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Tails of Fate
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
Fulfill this tale, as darkness swarms the fantasy lands of Fauna. Venture epic kingdoms and treacherous dungeons in a 2D action-RPG, with Metroidvania elements in a hand-crafted pixel art world filled with souls-like boss fights, dungeon platforming, and dynamic enemy combat design.
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SakuSaku Witch
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
Snappy to play, satisfyingly challenging, and bunny-cute! A retro 2D platformer where a slightly clumsy witch gets caught up in a massive conspiracy.
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Super Sunny World
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain.
Super Sunny World is the ultimate love letter to the platformer greats of the 8-bit era. Jump, bump, and kick your way through 8 worlds of pixel-perfect platforming, cute characters, and exciting power-ups. Built for the NES, and for the first time playable on Steam!
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ROPOKO for Steam
Single-player alternative to Sakura Priestess and Shikigami Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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