Single-player games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, 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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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
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Mystik Belle
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
A colorful pixel-art metroidvania/point-and-click adventure hybrid about magic, cute witches and joys of vandalism.
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
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Viola: The Heroine's Melody
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
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Rabi-Ribi
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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DuckTales: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
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River City Girls
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
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River City Girls 2
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
The ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection! Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!