Single-player games like Shadow Runner
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Runner, 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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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
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Trinity Fusion
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
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Katanaut
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
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.
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Magical Delicacy
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Anomaly Agent
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Runner.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Flux Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Elemental-rune tower defense with permadeath. Roll LAVA / GLACIER / ELECTRIC / STEEL attributes on your towers, combo into Tier 2 at Lv 10, dual-roll at Lv 15. Sell to reshape the path. 28 achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Cloud.
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Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era
Single-player alternative to Shadow Runner — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A single-player roguelike deck-builder set in a fallen kingdom. Draft cards, chain elemental resonances, fight through procedural maps of battles, shrines, and bosses. Spend Ash at the Forge for permanent upgrades. Eight heroes, brutal Ascension tiers.