Single-player games like DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition, 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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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
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DARK SOULS™ III
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
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Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
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Curse of Eternity
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
A hardcore Action RPG with diverse combat and feats-based multiclassing. Start as one of three hero builds and either continue to specialize, or branch out and make your build your own. Slice, shoot, and zap your way through a dystopian world and fulfill your own deific journey.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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The Depths of Despair
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Slower-paced souls-like RPG with classic MMO progression, skills and ability bar. The world is grim and unforgiving, steeped in despair. Heavy punishment and consequences are naturally present.
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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Nioh 3
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
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.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
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.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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CODE VEIN
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game.
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
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Another Crab's Treasure
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB.
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
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ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.
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DARK SOULS™ II
Single-player alternative to DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition.
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.