Single-player games like Starving Shadows
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Starving Shadows, 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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Abyss Ring
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
Survive, cook, and conquer!Cook monsters to stave off hunger in this roguelike as you reach the deepest floor. With 200+ equipment items and random dungeons, every run offers endless possibilities.
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STEEL HEAVEN
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
Hack, slash, and dismember the undead in this first-person melee action game. Fight through an ever-changing labyrinth where every wrong turn makes enemies stronger. Three brutal weapons, six upgrade paths, and a Doom-style kill-to-survive loop. Get lost, get punished.
- 3
Pass the Fear
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
PASS THE FEAR is a roguelite bullet-hell shooter. A catastrophic Witch’s Disaster strikes without warning, and chaotic magic forms the ancient Wall of Storms. Its corruption spreads relentlessly across the island. As a demon hunter trapped within, you must find a way to escape before dawn breaks.
- 4
Unwanted Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Starving Shadows.
A dark fantasy survivorslike with classic ARPG essence: Deep builds, rare loot, NPC shops, shared storage, and a semi-procedural dungeon with bosses, events, and curses. Fast-paced roguelite action meets old-school dungeon crawling. Every lost run is a new idea. Welcome to Unwanted Dungeon!
- 5
Dungeons of Delveria
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
A turn-based roguelike where you can shape the dungeon to your advantage. Discover terrain powers which help you to fight your enemies more efficiently.
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EmbeRogue
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.
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Rangedrifter
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
A 3D ASCII/Sprite roguelike set in a forbidden land. You travel a remote and shifting path, outsmart deadly traps, overcome monsters and wild animals, gather food and gear, find secrets, and try to reach the lost ancient kingdom lying dormant on the horizon.
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Ad Iterum
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.
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I live under your house.
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
You are a monster under someone's house.
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EVIL
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
You are a priest who has gone into the dark forest for a final battle against evil.
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My monstrous roommate. (étude)
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Starving Shadows.
There is a monster living in your apartment.
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Pyramid Curse
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
Research materials about the explorers of the mysterious underground pyramid. An analog horror game about found footage tapes.
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MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
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A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
- 15
Please, Explode Me, Senpai!
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Starving Shadows.
During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...