Single-player games like Shmandala
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shmandala, 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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Beats Of Fury
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
Shoot to the beat in this rhythm bullet hell where every shot creates music. Turn any YouTube song into a bullet hell epic battle.
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Beat Hazard
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Beat Hazard 2
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
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Everhood
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
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ONE BTN BOSSES
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
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Soundodger+
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
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HYPER DEMON
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?
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ROBOBEAT
Single-player alternative to Shmandala — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shmandala.
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!