Single-player games like Sonzai
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sonzai, 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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Arcanima: Mist of Oblivion - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sonzai.
Awake your anima in this action RPG combining Hack N Slash combat with JRPG mechanics! Join the anima user 'Juno' in her journey to clear the Mist of Oblivion, shape your anima through your actions and find answers before all meaning is lost. Willpower is your only limit!
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School Simulator RPG
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sonzai.
Sara and Kenichi join as college students on Sakura city school academy. Here, they will have their adventure of friendship, love, and mysteries. Play as either a boy or girl in this virtual school simulator to interact with many friends and date a senpai.
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Utawarerumono: ZAN 2
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonzai.
Hack and slash your way through the world of Utawarerumono once again! Experience the saga's climactic conclusion like never before with fast-paced combat, slick animations, and all-new exclusive scenes and side-stories!
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Shining Resonance Refrain
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sonzai.
Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonzai.
A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on quests solo or with the help of others in up to 4-player co-op play!
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Accel World VS. Sword Art Online Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sonzai.
Svart Alfheim and the Accelerated World have begun to merge. In the midst of the chaos, Yui has gone missing. Kirito must challenge the Seven Kings of pure color from the Accelerated World to gain access to her location.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sonzai.
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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SAMURAI MAIDEN
Single-player alternative to Sonzai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sonzai.
A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnō-ji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld beneath Honnō-ji, confronted by enraged corpses at every turn!