Single-player games like Deathbound
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Deathbound, 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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Enotria: The Last Song
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathbound.
Enotria: The Last Song is a soulslike set in a beautiful sun-lit world inspired by Italian folklore where the brightest sun casts the darkest shadow. Wear unique role-altering masks, face formidable foes and alter reality with the power of Ardore to unravel the secrets of Enotria.
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Blade of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deathbound.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
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Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deathbound.
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
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The Surge
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deathbound.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deathbound.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
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Steelrising
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deathbound.
Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.
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Lords of the Fallen
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deathbound.
A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deathbound.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathbound.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deathbound.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
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Mortal Shell
Single-player alternative to Deathbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deathbound.
Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.