Single-player games like Blade Assault
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Blade Assault, 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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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
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Anomaly Agent
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
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Astral Ascent
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
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Fallback
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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Metal Unit
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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NEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.
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Dragon Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Blade Assault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade Assault.
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.