Single-player games like Shadow Complex Remastered
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Complex Remastered, 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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STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
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Axiom Verge
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
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The Mobius Machine
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
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Zexion
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
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Dread Line: Metro
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Dive into abandoned metro tunnels overrun by mutant creatures. Find valuable loot, stay quiet, and try not to get ripped to pieces.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Shadow Complex Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Complex Remastered.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.