Single-player games like The Shadow
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Shadow, 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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The Farm of the Living
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
A grim, choice-driven interactive gamebook. As the First Ranger of a fortified homestead, you must defend the last survivors from the infected, manage critical resources, and investigate a dangerous internal conspiracy. Every decision shapes the survival of the living.
- 2
The Pigment
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
- 3
Before They Catch Us
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
- 4
Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Shadow.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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The seven days i spent with you
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
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The Meridian
Single-player alternative to The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?