Single-player games like Shadow Warrior 2
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Warrior 2, 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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Shadow Warrior
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
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Borderlands 3
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
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Borderlands 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
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Destiny 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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Trek to Yomi
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
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Prey
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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DOOM II
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
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STRAFE: Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
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Hard Reset Redux
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.
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Evil West
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
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Hard Reset Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior 2.
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
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JUJU
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Journey with the shaman panda, Juju, and his lizard sidekick, Peyo, as they embark upon a dangerous and mystical journey to save Juju's father and the world from an ancient evil. Run, bounce, chant, and battle humongous bosses with a friend or family member in this beautifully animated, lighthearted adventure.
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Devolverland Expo
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Warrior 2.
Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.