Single-player games like Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition, 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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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
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Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
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Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
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Rabi-Ribi
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
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Mega Man Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
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Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.
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Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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DuckTales: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
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River City Girls
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
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Double Dragon: Neon
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
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River City Girls 2
Single-player alternative to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!