Single-player games like Shadowgate
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Shadowgate, 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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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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The Night of the Rabbit
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
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The Curse of Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
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King's Quest
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
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Maniac Mansion
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...
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Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
About Chapter One The saga begins with a heated battle involving the brave but often bumbling Mighty Pirate™ Guybrush, his beloved wife Elaine, and their nemesis, the demon pirate LeChuck. When the showdown goes up in flames, Guybrush finds himself marooned on a strange island with winds that always blow inward.
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Shadowgate: MacVenture Series
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Shadowgate! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions to experience where the franchise began.
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Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
Travel through five mind-bending worlds to discover the ancient secret of Alchemy that will free the trapped souls from evil’s grip…Do you dare enter the Forbidden Lands?
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Uninvited Guest
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
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Unwelcome
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.
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Deja Vu
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Get ready for a mindbending cyberpunk experience! Figure out more than a dozen puzzles through your manipulation of time based clones and try to get the best time in each level! Dive into Déjà Vu, inspired by puzzlers like Braid and The Swapper.
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The Uninvited: MacVenture Series
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of The Uninvited! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and survive the supernatural dangers of the haunted mansion.
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Déjà Vu: MacVenture Series
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Déjà Vu! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions and discover a classic detective mystery adventure.
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Déjà Vu II: MacVenture Series
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowgate.
Relive the original MacVenture Series version of Déjà Vu II! Play through the Mac and Apple IIGS versions as a hard-boiled detective in a city full of crime and mystery.
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mummy's Curse
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
The London Times started it all – calling the murders the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. I accused the tabloid of capitalizing on the superstitions of the populace. Yet, three men were dead, with the wrappings of a 4000-year old mummy binding their fates together.
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
Inspector Smythe from Scotland Yard has informed Watson and me of the murder of General Armstead, a Tontine ticket holder. Something about this case intrigues me. Perhaps it ís that the General was about to publish a scintillating addendum to his infamous book on treasure.
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mystified Murderess
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
An unassuming woman has been charged with the death of a scoundrel, a fortune-squandering bounder. She was found over the body, pistol in hand but there are other avenues in this case that even the Yard refuses to set foot upon. I have the feeling that there is more to the case than meets the eye.
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Argonus and the Gods of Stone
Single-player alternative to Shadowgate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadowgate.
The creators of Shadowgate present Argonus and the Gods of Stone, an epic first-person adventure set in ancient Greece. Stranded on an uncharted isle, you must use your wits to unlock legendary mysteries, barter with gods and overcome an evil that threatens to bring the world to ruin...