Single-player games like Shard Squad
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Shard Squad, 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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Chicken Must Fry
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Shard Squad.
Chicken Must Fry is a survivor-like game where you play as a raw chicken refusing to be fried, wiping out monsters from the ruthless Frying Empire. Combine various skills and items, upgrade your characters, and survive the endless waves of enemies!
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Friend of a Slime
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Friend of a Slime is a horde survivor game in which your best weapon is your slime companion. Fight against hordes of enemies in short 10-minute dungeons, collect coins and fruits to unlock new weapons and purchase powerful artifacts for yourself and your slime companion.
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纸境小仙途
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
《Paper Xian》 is a xianxia roguelike survival game featuring unique paper-cut art. Defend against 20 monster waves with auto-attacks, upgrade skills between rounds, and join sects for special boosts. Enjoy fast 20-min runs with local co-op support!
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Tiny Bomber
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Survive the countdown in a fast-paced vertical bullet-hell roguelite. Collect coins to extend your run, graze bullets to trigger aircraft-specific boosts, build wild upgrade combos, and push toward the final boss.
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Chrome Survivor
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
In this bullet heaven roguelite combine weapons into powerful evolutions, collect items to enhance your runs, equip and craft powerful cybernetic augments that change the way you play. Can you complete a 9 modded nightmare difficulty run and become John Cyberpunk?
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Gem Beasts
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Gem beasts is a creature collector, roguelike. Fight and collect other creatures to play as, manage your inventory and explore different build combinations.
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Cosmos Kitten
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Combat endless waves of spaceships as Cosmos Kitten in this physics-based action roguelite! Unlock combinations of unique characters with powerful weapons to overcome the onslaught of enemies. Compete or cooperate with friends in optional local multiplayer mode.
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Underwater DuO
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
In Underwater Duo, control a smashing turtle with your left hand and a blasting jellyfish with your right! Fight off waves of fierce fish, grow stronger, and see if your two hands can conquer the deep… or team up with a perfectly in-sync partner.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Garlic
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
You are Garlic, an onion-headed boy and you want to climb the Sacred Tower to meet the Cyber Goddess to seduce her...
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Bullet Heaven 2
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
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Path of Exile 2
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shard Squad.
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
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The Spell Brigade
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
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World of Witchcraft
Single-player alternative to Shard Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shard Squad.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.