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Single-player games like Wanted Shadows: Unchained

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Wanted Shadows: Unchained, 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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    Pets Survivors — Steam game cover

    Pets Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Pets Survivors is a survival roguelike where you battle hordes of monsters and fight to stay alive until time runs out. Choose your pet, pick your favorite weapon, upgrade your abilities, and see how long you can survive!

    2026ActionIndieCasual2.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ultrablight — Steam game cover

    Ultrablight

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    A dark fantasy survivors-like roguelite where you craft overpowered builds through backpack management, slaughter corrupted hordes, and push the Blight beyond its limits.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Swordformer — Steam game cover

    Swordformer

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Only two buttons for ultimate action: move and pick perks. Slash hordes, craft insane builds, and unleash wild weapons. Help Josh The Barbarian escape the Shadow Wizard Gang's video game prison!

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    God, Save the Queens! — Steam game cover

    God, Save the Queens!

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and crush the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Creator's Fall — Steam game cover

    Creator's Fall

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Creator’s Fall is an action roguelike with various classes, where you can choose between different paths. The goal is to reach and defeat the final boss at the end of the path. Levels are dynamically generated and feature different biomes. You can choose an upgrade after each level up.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SZKELETAL: Estrogen Dracul's Potato Hunger — Steam game cover

    SZKELETAL: Estrogen Dracul's Potato Hunger

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Play as estrogen-fueled Dracul in this parodic roguelite 'yet another Vampire Survivors clone'. Fight off hordes of bums, haters, and similar ludolols, collect delicious potatoes, and upgrade your trashy arsenal. Survive this boring AI-slop, pee in the sink, and become the hobo of game scholarship!

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GrindFall — Steam game cover

    GrindFall

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    A thrilling Co-op Action Roguelite for 1-4 players! Play as mischievous ghosts, create insane weapon synergies, catch humans, and turn them into pumpkins. Deliver your harvest to the crypt, expand the map, and unleash vibrant chaos in this Bullet Heaven!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MOBU — Steam game cover

    MOBU

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Survive waves of bouncing enemies raining from the skies in this fast-paced action roguelite. Play as a superpowered monk, craft game-breaking builds, and conquer the chaos in sub-30-minute runs.

    2026ActionIndie5.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Desktop Defender — Steam game cover

    Desktop Defender

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

    2025IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Outbound Ghost — Steam game cover

    The Outbound Ghost

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lootbox Lyfe — Steam game cover

    Lootbox Lyfe

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Explore a desolate world in the genre defining platformvania. Lootbox Lyfe is a Metroidvania with Movement Option Progression. Save your species through delving into an interconnected world riddled with platforming obstacles. Unlock new areas as you obtain new movement options.

    2020IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Girabox — Steam game cover

    Girabox

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.

    2020IndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Soul Stalker — Steam game cover

    Soul Stalker

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.

    2024Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wanted Shadows — Steam game cover

    Wanted Shadows

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.

    2023ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Laps — Steam game cover

    Little Laps

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Race through minimalist tracks designed for precision and flow. Master the one-button controls, beat your best times, and experience racing distilled to its purest form. Can you perfect your little laps?

    2025SportsCasualRacing5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Card Corner — Steam game cover

    Card Corner

    Single-player alternative to Wanted Shadows: Unchained — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wanted Shadows: Unchained.

    An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →