Single-player games like Shadwen
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Shadwen, 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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Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
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Assassin's Creed® Revelations
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
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Thief
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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Shadow of the Guild
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Sidescrolling beat 'em up with an epic story. You are Yarán, an assassin with powerful skills of a mage and a warrior combined. Attack from the shadows, cast powerful spells, and destroy your enemies with powerful combo attacks.
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Wooden Battles: Spec Ops
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Wooden Battles: Spec Ops is a stealth action strategy game. Take control of a group of 4 special forces units with unique abilities, infiltrate the enemy base and complete the mission objectives. Use the in-game level editor to create your own missions and upload them to the Steam Workshop.
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HITMAN™ 2
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN™ 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
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Styx: Shards of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Thief Gold
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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SUPERHOT
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
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Iron Danger
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Iron Danger is a tactical combat puzzler with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.
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Trine Enchanted Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
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Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!
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Nine Parchments
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!
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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadwen.
The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!
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Shadowgrounds
Single-player alternative to Shadwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadwen.
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...