Single-player games like Slave Zero X
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Slave Zero X, 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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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
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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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
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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Proxy Blade Zero
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
Proxy Blade Zero is a hardcore 3D action game with technical combat. Play as Fenrir, an advanced battle android, against the armies of King Anima.
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Slave Zero
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
It's 500 years in the future. Man and machine are virtually one, and the greatest megacity in the world is locked in a brutal war. Your mission: steal the largest, most sophisticated bio-mechanical attack weapon ever designed...and kick some serious ass!
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SHINOBI NON GRATA
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
Shinobi alert! Use your 7 shinobi weapons to survive the bloodshed! Introducing a hard core 2D ninja action game by Hyper-retro graphics.
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
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BLADECHIMERA
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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STEEL STRIDER
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!
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Devil May Cry HD Collection
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!
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GUILTY GEAR
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
The origin of the series, the abnormality of the fighting game genre, now returns... HEAVEN or HELL?LET'S Rock!
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ULTRAKILL
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
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Blue
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
"Blue" is a hardcore platformer game with pixel art style. Players need to complete collection objectives in different levels while avoiding various monsters and obstacles.
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Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a story-exploration game about getting caught up in the outlandish happenings of a small town where melons are illegal. Silly and cute on the surface, but are things really as peaceful as they seem?
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Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Escape from “Yomi” – a dungeon filled with riches – and danger. Make use of your powerful skills and magic items to create exits and reach the surface alive.
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TACS Classic Collection
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Slave Zero X.
Explore ten unique and quirky games from the vaults of PlayStation Mobile, preserved in the TACS Classic Collection.
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Mon-Yu: Defeat Monsters And Gain Strong Weapons And Armor. You May Be Defeated, But Don’t Give Up. Become Stronger. I Believe There Will Be A Day When The Heroes Defeat The Devil King.
Single-player alternative to Slave Zero X — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Defeat the Devil Kings! You have been guided to the land of fairies where the Dragon King’s Tower housed the hidden treasures that had brought peace to the land. But one day, the Seven Devil Kings stole all of the treasures, and used their powers to turn the tower into a terrible dungeon!