Single-player games like The Spirit of the Samurai
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Spirit of the Samurai, 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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Trek to Yomi
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
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Miko Melee
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Fight monsters and keep the village safe!
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
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Nine Nights
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
《Nine Nights》is an indie hardcore action-adventure game. You will become the killer Ci Lang, escape and fight back in the crisis-ridden world of Nine Nights. You have to rely on the high martial arts skills tenacious fighting, struggling to lead to the road to revenge.
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Crowned In Steel
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Crush your enemies, break your chains, and carve your way to the warlord who burned your land. A skill-based action-adventure with brutal combat and full dismemberment.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
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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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
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Prince of Persia®
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Single-player alternative to The Spirit of the Samurai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Spirit of the Samurai.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.