Single-player games like Windmills
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Windmills, 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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Tails of Iron
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
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Crimson Capes
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Windmills.
Engage in fluid 2D pixel art swordplay, hunt down witches, fight monsters and experience the age of high adventure. Enter the guild of the Crimson Capes and explore a fantasy world of Sword and Sorcery.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
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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Minoria
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
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The Messenger
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Windmills.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Windmills — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Windmills.
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.