Single-player games like The Shadow Cosmos
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Shadow Cosmos, 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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TSAREVNA. Age of Tales
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Shadow Cosmos.
The world's first ballet-inspired action. Become the Tsarevna and carve your way through a dark Slavic fairy tale where beauty becomes a weapon. Chain stylish combos, master graceful swordplay, and turn every battle into a deadly dance.
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Windweaver
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Cosmos.
Windweaver is a blisteringly fast 3D platformer - chain together abilities to tear your way across a vast world to get back home, whilst learning that the truth of the world may not be as it was told... Master dashing, diving, fall-charging and various abilities to traverse many hand-crafted levels.
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Thorn Knight
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Cosmos.
Fight. Die. Rise. Until your vow is fulfilled. Thorn Knight is a dark isometric action rogue-lite where ruthless, combo-driven combat meets a tower twisted by cursed echoes and buried sins. Every fight tests your skill. Every floor leads you deeper.
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Twin Hooks
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Cosmos.
Two heroes, one fight. Team up in a 2-player co-op brawler where you juggle enemies skyward together, land synchronized takedowns, shop and loot your way to stronger gear. Wholesome by day. Relentless by night.
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Slay The Berserker
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Cosmos.
Slay The Berserker: A solo developer's 3D hack and slash dark fantasy game with 2000's retro style. Find your path with stylish platforming movements as you slay enemies in half. Face challenging bosses across diverse biomes in your quest to Slay The Berserker.
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DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Shadow Cosmos.
A warrior worth a thousand reforged. A remake of DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 and DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Xtreme Legends with modern graphics and even more thrilling action.
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Soulstice
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Shadow Cosmos.
Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.
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Shady Knight
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Cosmos.
Shady Knight is a first-person skill-driven melee action game centered around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming that seamlessly blends combat and parkour skills into a stylish dance of death full of creative chaos.