Single-player games like The Black Knight
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Black Knight, 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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Roid Chimp
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Black Knight.
A 2D platformer in the vein of Super Mario World, Megaman, and Sonic, play as Roid Chimp, a personification of our collective rage at a terrible system. Run, climb, and punch your way through a world to explore, filled with books that increase both regular stats and elemental upgrades.
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Saga of Yurina
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Black Knight.
A Katana-parrying action Metroidvania set in an era of falling cherry blossoms! Defeat your foes with pure, flawless swordplay and prove your absolute mastery.
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Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Black Knight.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
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Blasphemous 2
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Black Knight.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
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La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Black Knight.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Black Knight.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Salt and Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with The Black Knight.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
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Trinity Fusion
Single-player alternative to The Black Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Black Knight.
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.