Games like Shadow Slayer
If Shadow Slayer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grimoire of Monsters, Voidpath and Boomsday — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Shadow Slayer: Become the ultimate shadow warrior. Master lethal precision, navigate a world consumed by darkness, and fight your way to victory. In Shadow Slayer, every move you make decides your fate. Will you conquer the shadows, or will they consume you?
Players who liked Shadow Slayer also play
Steam players who put hours into Shadow Slayer also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Grimoire of Monsters
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadow Slayer.
Co-op bullet heaven for 1-5 players with a twist: one player controls the monsters. Survive the hordes together, or become the Grimoire Master, spawn the swarm, and turn the bosses on your friends. Which side are you on?
ActionSteam ↗Voidpath
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Shadow Slayer.
Top-down space combat roguelike: Blink through bullet storms, stack weapons, items, and synergies, chart four sectors, and face elites, hunters, and capital bosses — ending at the Singularity. Clear a run to unlock Endless. Solo or local co-op; Steam Arena & Versus PvP.
Boomsday
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Hordes of adorable animals and toys have gone rogue and want you dead. Boomsday is a fast-paced top-down horde survival shooter. Mow down endless swarms, loot powerful weapons, stack game-breaking perks, and survive massive bosses every 10 waves. Solo or up to 8-player cross-play co-op & couch.
PentaPip
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Shadow Slayer.
Roll, hold, score and break the rules. Build powerful synergies across five scorecards, outplay bosses that change the game, and take on seeded challenges solo, in Daily Runs, or in competitive multiplayer.
Snake: Gridbreaker
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
There is no tutorial. And there won't be. I believe in you. I couldn't escape the Grid. Maybe you can. You are snake who eats apples. j/k You want to escape the grid loop. BUT the LOOP wants to keep You in.
God, Save the Queens!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
You are God. The king’s five daughters have been taken. Fight thousands of enemies, unlock powerful skills, and defeat the evil wizard Zaharad in this brutal 2.5D roguelike!
Bauble
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
An action-stealth roguelite about newly-sentient creatures investigating the sudden collapse of their ecosystem. Fight, sneak, and talk your way through expeditions, learning a little more about your planet each time.
Sivers
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Shadow Slayer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Sivers is an RPG-roguelike with a unique style, where waves of enemies test your strategy. Use spells and build defenses, develop your hero, and fight bosses and varied foes. Victory on the first try is unlikely — every attempt brings you closer to success!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadow Slayer at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~40% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Slayer.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadow Slayer.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Shadow Slayer.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~40% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~40% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under Shadow Slayer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shadow Slayer.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shadow Slayer.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Slayer.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Slayer.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadow Slayer.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Shadow Slayer.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about Shadow Slayer
- How much does Shadow Slayer cost?
- Shadow Slayer is listed on Steam at 5.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Shadow Slayer have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Shadow Slayer supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Shadow Slayer?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Slayer are Grimoire of Monsters, Voidpath, Boomsday.
- Who developed Shadow Slayer?
- Shadow Slayer was developed by Solvaris.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Shadow Slayer.
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