Single-player games like Shadow Bug
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Bug, 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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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Shadow Blade: Reload
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
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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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Angeline Era
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Fly'N
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shadow Bug.
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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Demon Tides
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Bug.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Bug.
After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Shadow Bug — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Bug.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.