Single-player games like Birth of Shadows®
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Birth of Shadows®, 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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Orcs Must Die! 2
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
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Necromancer's Last Stand
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Bound by death and driven by vengeance, a fallen king must raise armies of the dead and tear through the wreckage of forgotten worlds to break free from a god’s cruel game you must strenghten your armies
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Wild West Survival
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Wild West Survival is an open world survival game with a huge world. Survive the wild west by crafting, building, hunting, farming, fishing, mining, and raiding. When survival is feasible, prosper the wild west by building towns throughout the land.
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KAOS SurVival
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Get ready for chaos in KAOS SurVival! Explore an open world, gather resources, and build shelters to survive. Form clans, raid other players, and craft essential items. In a world where everything can be destroyed, only the strongest will reign. Prove your strength and dominate the chaos!
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Lycoris
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Lycoris is an anime-style survival shooter set in realistic environments. Fight relentless zombie hordes, survive wave after wave, and choose your character to face the night.
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Marshals of War: Orcblood
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Command powerful heroes and epic armies in Marshals of War: Orcblood, a stylized fantasy action Real Time Strategy game. Cast spells, defeat bosses, loot treasure, build defenses, and lead men, dwarves and elves to victory, in solo, or co-op against the orcs and their masters.
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Satellite Reign
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
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GearStorm - Armored Survival
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven, open-world sci-fi survival adventure. Discover what led to the Phage, a deadly virus apocalypse and our escape to a alien world. Explore a vast alien planet, build your base, create your colony, acquire vehicles, weapons, and supplies to defend it.
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Pursuit of Power® 2 : The Chaos Dimension
Single-player alternative to Birth of Shadows® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Birth of Shadows®.
Pursuit of Power® 2 : The Chaos Dimension is a fast-paced real-time strategy game with pixel art. You assume the role of a powerful Shadow Knight, Stalker, or Mage. Upgrade abilities. Dynamic world events. Manage fortresses. Campaign and skirmish (local or network).