Single-player games like Deathwish
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deathwish, 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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Seasons of the Sorcerer
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
Seasons of the Sorcerer is a top-down action game set to Antonio Vivaldi's "Four Seasons.” Use a diverse set of spells to incinerate, bash, transform, and control your foes on a year long journey across early Renaissance Italy.
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Blue Sun Saga
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
Go on a quest to restore life to the world in this retro inspired shooter! You must be skillful and tactical as many will try to stop you! You are an exile after all which is a death sentence. But things may be as they seem on this journey.
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The Legend of Sebb Linus
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
Slip into the role of Sebb Linus, a former NCF agent, and sneak into enemy bases undetected. Stay undetected so as not to raise the alarm. Experience the old-school stealth genre.
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Cold Warms Us.
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
In Cold Warms Us, survive a frozen wilderness as you search for 13 fallen expedition members. By day, scavenge and craft to stay alive; by night, fight off deadly threats. Balance hunger, cold, and health as you uncover the secrets buried in the snow. Will you endure the unforgiving cold?
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Mistake
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
According to the assurances of scientists, the probability of an on-board computer error is only 0.0001%, but we should have pulled out this lucky ticket!
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Talus
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
Control Talus in this challenging boss rush where you'll face increasingly stronger enemies
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Fool
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
You're a jester traveling the realm solving people's problems with the power of juggling. You'll save relationships, resolve conflicts like battles, and even make crops grow all with the mystical power of juggling!
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Bodzin
Single-player alternative to Deathwish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deathwish.
Step into the boots of a forgotten space legend. In this retro top-down shooter, stop a galactic villain from corrupting ancient wisdom into ultimate power. Correct your past mistake, rescue the Keepers, and rewrite destiny.