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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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.
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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.
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Soulbound Steel
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Embody a necromancer and slash your way through knights and castles. Combine skills of undead warriors on the fly. Summon powerful demons and slay colossal deities in a hack n’ slash that offers a brand new combat system to be mastered.
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Medieval Chaos
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Slay, merge, and survive in this pixel roguelike battleground! Craft deadly weapons, fight endless hordes, and embrace medieval madness.
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Knight Runner: Blade and Bolt
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Fight your way through an endless forest, slaying monsters, dodging traps, and chasing the highest score possible in this simple yet addictive pixel art runner.
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Talus
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Control Talus in this challenging boss rush where you'll face increasingly stronger enemies
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Lichenvale
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
Lichenvale is a first person slasher offering fast-paced melee combat mixed with tactical use of spells and dashing around your enemies. Battle through nightmarish hordes of monsters representing your innermost fears in this 90's hits inspired title.
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Harvest Hero Origins
Single-player alternative to Shadow & Steel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow & Steel.
A wave defense game in classic arcade style. Play the infinite survival mode alone or with a friend (co-op), or play story mode and experience the origin story of the Harvest Hero!