Single-player games like Code of Shadows
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Code of Shadows, 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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Nano Squadron
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Manage your shields, evolve your ship, defend Earth. Nano Squadron is a top-down space roguelite where every run brings new upgrades and every mistake leaves you exposed.
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Space Bross
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Your chicken has been kidnapped, and that’s all it takes to send a retired astronaut into full galactic mayhem. Space Bross is a hand-drawn 2.5D tower defense & action roguelite where you’ll build bases, fend off alien hordes, and blast your way across planets to bring your feathery friend back.
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ASHER Descent
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Go down. Get stronger. Come back alive. Mine the mountain. Defend your shuttle. Adapt or get overrun.
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Homesider Survivors
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
HOMESIDER SURVIVORS is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. You find yourself far from home against countless hordes of aliens...but they're the ones who have to survive, because they kidnapped the wrong guy. Kill, die, level up, and try again until you get home.
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Spaceborn Awakening
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Start as a mortal. End as a god. Carve through corrupted hordes, evolve your arsenal and unlock cosmic powers that clear the screen with a wave of your hand. A narrative-driven bullet-heaven roguelite.
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Approaching Infinity Survivors
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
A Bullet-Heaven roguelike in the Approaching Infinity universe with both spaceship and away team missions. The exit of the galaxy's dominant races left a power vacuum that everyone wants to fill. Survive, pick a side, or kill'em all. No time to think when the horde's advancing.
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Meteor Rush
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Code of Shadows.
Meteor Rush is a high-intensity space Bullet Heaven where you defend a fragile core against endless cosmic threats. Harvest meteor gems, loot powerful gear, and evolve your ship and core into an unstoppable force of destruction.
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Immunity Protocol
Single-player alternative to Code of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Code of Shadows.
Pilot an immune-cell sentinel in a neon pixel-art horde-survival auto-shooter. Move manually, auto-fire evolving weapons, draft upgrades, equip symbiotes, and survive escalating pathogen swarms inside a collapsing biotech system.