Single-player games like Shadow Play: Nezha
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Play: Nezha, 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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DownSouth
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
DownSouth is a moral-dilemma platformer RPG where your choices affect your sanity, and your sanity affects how you play.
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face the immortal
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
This is a 2D platform ARPG game rooted in a Taoist mystical cosmology, blending Diablo-style equipment affixes, Metroidvania exploration elements, and light Rogue-like mechanics.
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Cyber Wukong
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
Cyber Wukong is an exhilarating Roguelite action game! Here, immortal arts are black tech, and magical treasures are cybernetic creations. Enter a twisted West world of data, steel, and incense. Forge your combat style and face the mechanical Buddha, chanting scriptures and wielding a gun
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Origin of Storms
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
Dive into Origin of Storms, a visually striking fighting game where elemental warriors clash in epic one-on-one battles. Unleash primal transformations, master distinct elemental powers, and compete globally for supremacy in this electrifying arena. Are you ready for the storm?
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Almos – A Dream Painter's Tale
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
Explore a hand-crafted Metroidvania where dreams and nightmares collide. Master fast-paced combat, craft powerful spells, and harness Color to restore a dying world while uncovering the truth behind the Dream Painters.
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Comix Zero
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
Comix Zero is a unique COMIXVANIA set inside a living comic book. Explore its pages, jump between panels, break their borders, uncover secrets, and fight your way through a dark fantasy world. Turn the page — or die!
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Iliad
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Play: Nezha.
Iliad is an adventure Metroidvania that borrows new powers and area unlocks from it's retro origins and weave classic map design mechanic in the gameplay. Travel through two worlds tightly linked together each growing as you discover new secrets and defeat bosses towards one of the two endings.
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lil: Essence of Life
Single-player alternative to Shadow Play: Nezha — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Play: Nezha.
A hand-drawn Metroidvania focused on exploration, combat, and progression through essence absorption, evolving weapons, and player-driven balance choices.