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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Last Ascender
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
Last Ascender is a 1st-person turn-based strategy RPG combining classic RPG progression with roguelike tension and deckbuilding depth. In a world shrouded in darkness, you must end this desperate journey using only your unique builds and strategic choices.
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Azure Ember
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
Azure Ember is a fast-paced crafting roguelike that thrusts you into a dangerous, ever-changing dungeon. Break objects and defeat enemies to collect materials, then forge powerful, one-of-a-kind weapons to overcome relentless foes and towering bosses.
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Evercrown
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Starving Shadows.
A turn-based tactical roguelike where your heroes’ actions are decided by a slot machine. Spin, lock, and reroll abilities, read enemy intentions, build powerful synergies, and push your run into explosive late-game scaling.
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Mind Hole
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
Mind Hole is an experimental nightmare insanity simulator where there is no hope. A surreal experience with procedural generation elements, puzzle elements and more questions than answers.
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Chest & Blade
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Starving Shadows.
A dark fantasy idle RPG where your hero fights on its own. Play Warrior, Mage or Barbarian, farm bosses and chests for loot, then spend it on crafting, skills, runes and augments to push one act further.
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Pass the Fear
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure 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.
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Abyss Ring
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares 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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Novis
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
You are an Umbra Corporation operator connected to an Avatar on Earth-01 as part of an inter-reality experiment. Build a unique character by combining abilities with dozens of items and spells, interact with the inhabitants of Earth-01, and discover why you ended up in this particular universe.
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I live under your house.
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure 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 Adventure 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 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 Adventure 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 Adventure 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 Adventure with Starving Shadows.
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
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Please, Explode Me, Senpai!
Single-player alternative to Starving Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Starving Shadows.
During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...