Single-player games like Shu
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Shu, 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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Eletar Hero 2
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Eletar Hero 2 is a fast, skill-based action platformer inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and Megaman. Perfect movement, master powerful abilities, and survive intense boss fights where learning the patterns matters more than grinding.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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Rad Rodgers - Radical Edition
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Bringing back the 90's-era PC platformer with a game inspired by classics like Commander Keen, Conker, Ruff'n'Tumble & Jazz Jackrabbit.
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STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shu.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
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TurnOn
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
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Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
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Shadow Blade: Reload
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
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Rayman Raving Rabbids™
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shu.
Hordes of crazed out-of control bunnies have invaded, enslaving Rayman and forcing him to participate in 'gladiator' style trials. Help Rayman win his freedom back by entertaining and outwitting these fury foes. Use the most hilarious fighting moves imaginable.
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Kingdom Two Crowns
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shu.
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
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ISLANDERS
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shu.
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
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Chip
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Chip is an isometric puzzle game with robots, electricity and fancy dress! The player must help recharge Chip - a plucky little red robot - who has been imprisoned by the nefarious villain, Rust.
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ESPER
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shu.
As one of a small number of citizens who have been endowed with the power to move objects with their minds, you have been enrolled by the government to undertake a series of tests to show that you are in control of your powers.
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Astronimo
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shu.
Crash-landed and ill-prepared, you and your friends must build, break, and rebuild to escape. A chaotic co-op puzzler about creativity, comedy, and questionable engineering.
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Augmented Empire
Single-player alternative to Shu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shu.
Step into New Savannah, 2058 - a city divided by class and corruption, where your tactical choices spark a cyberpunk revolution. Assemble a team of misfits and lead them through 26 intense missions with deep strategy and immersive storytelling. Every decision shapes your rebellion.