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Single-player games like Lords & Blades

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Lords & Blades, 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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    Anima Song from the Abyss — Steam game cover

    Anima Song from the Abyss

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lords & Blades.

    A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nioh 3 — Steam game cover

    Nioh 3

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Lords & Blades.

    In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.

    2026ActionRPG55.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of the Ronin — Steam game cover

    Rise of the Ronin

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Lords & Blades.

    Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."

    2025ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers — Steam game cover

    WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Lords & Blades.

    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.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xuan-Yuan Sword VII — Steam game cover

    Xuan-Yuan Sword VII

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Lords & Blades.

    Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an ARPG rooted in Chinese history and mythology. Players take on the role of Taishi Zhao, a calm and reliable swordsman who was accidentally involved in a tragic fate. To protect his beloved family, he starts a journey in this chaotic realm to find the truth.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grimlord — Steam game cover

    Grimlord

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lords & Blades.

    Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the adventurer standing before the darkness and striving for the light against the tyrannical Grim Lord.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avencast: Rise of the Mage — Steam game cover

    Avencast: Rise of the Mage

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lords & Blades.

    Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Way of the Samurai 4 — Steam game cover

    Way of the Samurai 4

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Lords & Blades.

    Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in the humble port town of Amihama during the mid 19th Century, several years after the arrival of the “black ships” from the West ended Japan’s long history of cultural isolation.

    2015ActionAdventure2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sentinel: Cursed Knight — Steam game cover

    Sentinel: Cursed Knight

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lords & Blades.

    Sentinel: Cursed knight is a single player RPG which sets in the land of Kasweihn. You are a knight of the holy order to investigate what went wrong in the Kasweihn area. The game consists of many abilities, different equipment and a lore rich world to uncover.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Claustrophobia — Steam game cover

    Claustrophobia

    Single-player alternative to Lords & Blades — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lords & Blades.

    Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →