Single-player games like Shenmue III
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Shenmue III, 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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Shenmue I & II
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shenmue III.
SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.
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Nioh 3
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shenmue III.
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shenmue III.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shenmue III.
Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.
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Sifu
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Shenmue III.
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
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Darksiders III
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shenmue III.
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
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Persona® 5 Strikers
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shenmue III.
Join the Phantom Thieves and strike back against the corruption overtaking cities across Japan. A summer vacation with close friends takes a sudden turn as a distorted reality emerges; reveal the truth and redeem the hearts of those imprisoned at the center of the crisis!
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Jade Empire™: Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.
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Air Twister
Single-player alternative to Shenmue III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shenmue III.
Take flight with Air Twister - the new all-out rail shooter by legendary arcade developer Yu Suzuki! Similar to Suzuki’s massively successful Space Harrier series, you will encounter a large array of diverse and creatively designed enemies and challenging bosses.