Single-player games like Shadow Mysteries
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Mysteries, 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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Kalamor
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Shadow Mysteries.
Kalamor is an action roguelike with strong Souls-like influences. During a run, you'll explore dark dungeons, face challenging enemies, and discover chests with random upgrades. Outside of a run, you can spend the experience you've earned to improve your character or unlock new weapons.
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Delverium
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Explore, Build, Farm, Craft and Fight in this survival sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Delve deep to uncover the secret of the invading 'Faults' and restore stability to the land.
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Hallowlands
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Explore a procedurally generated open world with many biomes to explore and harvest resources from. You can chop down trees, mine rocks/ore, and find unique items to help you along your journey. Using the resources that you find, you can craft powerful weapons and items.
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Tears of Vanfell
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Your life begins anew in front of an imposing mountain... Climb and explore it with a wide cast of characters in this dungeon crawler RPG with up to four player Co-op.
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HERETIC
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Faith remains, even after the gods are dead. Branded a heretic, you must explore perilous sanctuaries to uncover a forgotten truth. Master ever-changing battles, craft powerful item and skill synergies, and overcome relentless foes in this dark fantasy roguelite action RPG.
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Minotaur Maze
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Minotaur Maze is a simple action puzzle game about navigating a maze and avoiding a monster. Somewhere out there lurking, The Minotaur is honing in on your location and hunting you down! With each new level, the difficulty increases because the maze gets larger and the Minotaur gets faster.
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Badiya: Desert Survival
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Shadow Mysteries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Mysteries.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.