Single-player games like Shadow & Steel
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow & Steel, 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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Humpty's Rise
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
A dungeon crawler with balatro-like elements themed around the big egg king himself. Collect cards and shells, apply modifiers, and take your revenge against the evil usurper, The Gingerbread Man.
- 2
REVENGE CRYSTAL
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Awaken in a fallen knight’s body, kept alive by a mysterious living crystal. REVENGE CRYSTAL combines top-down Soulslike combat with exploration across a ruined world of interconnected paths and elemental magic. You are not the knight—you are the will driving him.
- 3
Luminara
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
The light has abandoned this land, and soon it will abandon you. 2.5D souls-like action fighting game.
- 4
Sotidrokhima 2: Against Eternity
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow & Steel.
In this epic and bloody representative of the ''bullet heaven'' genre, the Finnish hero Sotidrokhima must conquer the afterlife by slaying thousands of enemies alongside his fellow fallen warriors - and ultimately confronting the ruler of the Underworld, Son of Tuoni.
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Eldwyn's Dungeon Academy
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Eldwyn's Dungeon Academy is a small action-adventure game. You are an adventurer in training about to take your final exam.
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Knight Before Dawn
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Enter a village that should not exist. Cross its portals, become a knight, and fight through dark fantasy battles in Levels, 30-minute Survival, and Endless modes. Grow stronger, uncover the mystery, and return before the night claims you.
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From Captivity
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Become the hero who must free a captured world in this dynamic action-roguelike! Fight your way through hordes of enemies, combine diverse weapons with magical artifacts, create unique builds, and rescue the captives.
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Farmnana Defence
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
▎ Defend your farm with magical bananas! Collect and enhance 20+ bananas across 5 tiers, build your farm by day, and survive monster waves by night. Face 5 epic bosses in 25 waves and endless Infinite Mode.