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Single-player games like Ultra Blade

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ultra Blade, 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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    Grym Wonder — Steam game cover

    Grym Wonder

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Fight tirelessly in the world of the game Grym Wonder, created in the style of power-fantasy with rogue-lite elements, where you are one on one with thousands of monsters and their leaders.

    2024ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wanted Shadows — Steam game cover

    Wanted Shadows

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.

    2023ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Polycar Blitz — Steam game cover

    Polycar Blitz

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Shift into high gear and defend the moon! In this top-down rougelike vehicle shooter, gun down monsters and upgrade your Polycar to fend off against increasingly difficult waves of alien invaders! Do you have what it takes to win?

    2025ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix — Steam game cover

    Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Ashes of the Phoenix is a survivor style, Roguelite ARPG experience set in a dark high fantasy world. The story follows Nix, a mysterious heroine, as she battles her way through hordes of enemies to uncover the mystery that is the world around her.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ocelot Sunrise — Steam game cover

    Ocelot Sunrise

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Die...and then die again in Ocelot Sunrise, the action roguelite with a dark and atmospheric comic art style and extra-galactic weapon combinations! Help is on the way, but can you survive?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gorgon Shield — Steam game cover

    Gorgon Shield

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with Ultra Blade.

    Gather your party of expendable heroes. Climb a vast tower atop a shiny shield. Who will fight? Who will heal? Who will laze around and take all the treasure? The choices will be yours alone, but only those who work together will be powerful enough to face Medusa at the top of the GORGON SHIELD.

    2024StrategyRPGCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Echo — Steam game cover

    Neon Echo

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Neon Echo is a 3D side-scrolling action Roguelite game with an anime and tech-wear style. In a world that has been corrupted by "noise", "electronic music" has become the only means to resist the power of "Strepification". Now, let's follow the beat of electronic music to fight!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necromantic — Steam game cover

    Necromantic

    Single-player alternative to Ultra Blade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ultra Blade.

    Start out as a lowly freshman at Valorborn Academy and prove yourself to the school and other students – or don’t, and repeatedly fall to the legions of horrors that await in Necromantic. Study up to survive in this dark and dangerous fantasy Bullet Heaven ... solo or by online co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →