Single-player games like VANQUISH
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to VANQUISH, 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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Wizard of Legend
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
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Angeline Era
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Hades
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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Astral Ascent
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
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Torchlight
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.
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Break the Empire
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.
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The Rangers In The South
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Purge the lands in this 2.5D HD Pixelart RogueLike ARPG! Create hundreds of characters with unique strategies and abilities, face hordes of enemies, explore different biomes, procedurally generated dungeons, and obtain unique items!
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to VANQUISH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VANQUISH.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.