Single-player games like Sword Islands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sword Islands, 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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Legendary Tales
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sword Islands.
Legendary tales is a VR Action roleplaying game with up to 4 player co-op. Collect items, enhance your abilities and fight your way through an ever changing dungeon to make your own Legendary Tales.
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Ascent Quest
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sword Islands.
Enter the world of Aelys in this incredible online RPG made for virtual reality ! Meet hundreds of players, form your party of adventurers (or go solo) and fulfill your destiny in this high-fantasy story-driven universe … or hang out laughing in the local tavern with your friends !
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Grimlord
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sword Islands.
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.
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Crimson Moon
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sword Islands.
You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.
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Lords of the Fallen
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sword Islands.
A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.
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Karnage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sword Islands.
A true VR Action RPG built from ground up to fully immerse you in what VR has to offer.
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Luminary
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sword Islands.
Luminary is a solo or co-op OpenZone Action RPG that creates a balanced experience for everyone. Using a unique world and character progression system, explore vast hand-crafted lands together, uncover hidden treasures, level up your town, and push back the darkness with light.
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Ashen
Single-player alternative to Sword Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sword Islands.
Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.