Single-player games like Shadow Warrior (Classic)
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Warrior (Classic), 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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Rise of the Triad: Dark War
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
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Ultra Cop
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.
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Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
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Blake Stone: Planet Strike
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
It's the 22nd century: Galactic travel is commonplace, peace is at hand, and the future looks bright - until Goldfire's plan to unleash an army of military mutants shocks the galaxy. Dr. Goldfire, a brilliant bio-scientist whose morbid research led to incredible genetic improvements in humanoids and aliens, has gone power crazy.
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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
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DOOM 64
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
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Project Warlock II
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
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Ghostrunner
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
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Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
Single-player alternative to Shadow Warrior (Classic) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Warrior (Classic).
Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.