Single-player games like Shadow Gates
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Gates, 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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Dark Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
Dark Sorcery is a dark fantasy roguelite where you battle endless hordes, unlock powerful upgrades, and create devastating builds. Master movement, teleportation, and strategy to survive increasingly dangerous enemy waves.
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Wonder of Blue
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
Delve into Wonderland with Liddell in this Dungeon Crawler Roguelike based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Defeat great adversaries in this daunting fable and evade foes with a graceful twirl.
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Bauble
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
A single-player roguelite about a planet of newly-sentient creatures. You play as small denizens with unique perspectives, trying to figure out what's happening to their planet (complicated by the fact they just became aware of it at all). In challenge mode, compete for score on a local leaderboard.
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青铜灰烬
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
Bronze Ashes, a fantasy action roguelite inspired by Sanxingdui and Jinsha, conjures a cyclically reborn otherworld from ancient Shu's legends. Play alone or with friends: command shape-shifting arms, gather Golden Crow spells, and fight to save Shu from impending doom.
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Payback Protocol
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
Annihilate alien armies, craft devastating builds and traverse hostile biomes in this fast-paced action roguelite! Choose from a roster of vengeful combat robots, each with unique strengths and abilities, and survive relentless alien hordes as you avenge the fall of humanity.
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Warriors of the End
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
Warriors of the End is a fast-paced tower-defense horde-battler roguelike. Defend the Princess against enemy hordes by strategically positioning and upgrading your towers, customize unique characters with deadly weapons and spells, discover mindblowing synergies and create game-breaking builds!
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Ascension Trail
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
A top-down co-op action roguelike where horde-slaying combat meets a real dungeon crawl. Fight with swords, bows, spells, or bare fists, manual or full auto-aim, solo or with a friend. Just climb faster than your shard-fire burns. The dark is hungry.
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Katanaut
Single-player alternative to Shadow Gates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Gates.
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.