Single-player games like Shadows: Awakening
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Shadows: Awakening, 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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Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings, but with a fantasy twist. Battle the fearsome Jotan, hordes of terrifying undead monstrosities and the beasts of Ragnarok, as you strive to survive the growing cold of Fimbulwinter.
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Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Shadows is the next chapter in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demon that swallows the souls of the dead and then brings them back into the mortal realm as his puppets
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Grim Dawn
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Embark on an adventure in a gothic-noir world, where mad science threatens the peace between monsters and mortals. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut is definitive edition of the trilogy with six playable classes and a new endgame mode with a huge variety of open missions!
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Ember
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Ember is a homage to classic role-playing games (RPG) that features a deep branching story, endless exploration across dynamic and living environments, a robust skill system, and an intricate crafting system.
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Pillars of Eternity
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
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Dungeon Siege
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.
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Last Epoch
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.
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Torchlight II
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
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The Longest Journey
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
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Warhammer: Chaosbane
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadows: Awakening.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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Path of Exile
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadows: Awakening.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
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Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadows: Awakening.
Soar through the unfriendly skies in Air Conflicts: Secret Wars - an arcade flight simulation set in World War I and II era. Buy before July 21st and save!
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Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadows: Awakening.
True heroes know no bounds!Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy. Climb into the cockpit and re-live the most famous battles of the War in the Pacific.
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Air Conflicts: Vietnam
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadows: Awakening.
The Vietnam War, one of the most explosive and violent wars of all time. You are Joe Thompson, an intrepid and patriotic pilot fighting to uphold the values of his country. This war will be the ultimate test for Joe and will irrevocably change his relationship with his family.
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Kult: Heretic Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Shadows: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Shadows: Awakening.
Kult is prequel to Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms originally released in 2005. It is isometric RPG with action combat, engaging storyline and unique RPG system. Kult has been very positively acclaimed by players and called as a sleeper hit by many...