Single-player games like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003), 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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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, reassume the role of Raziel, and travel back through the currents of time into various eras of Nosgoth's past in your relentless pursuit of Kain.
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
As Raziel, stalk the shadows of Nosgoth preying upon your former vampire brethren in your quest to destroy your creator- Kain. After being betrayed and executed by Kain, return to Nosgoth on an epic mission of revenge. A milestone in 3D adventure.
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Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Cast down from power by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, Kain reawakens in a world he barely recognises. His armies slain, his vampire brethren nearly extinct, Kain is one of the last of his kind. With an agenda of vengeance, Kain shall unleash a wicked wrath to uncover the plot that threatens the land he seeks to conquer.
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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Play as the vampire Kain and his betrayed lieutenant Raziel. Wield legendary blades, use supernatural abilities, and battle through a world of conflict, intrigue, and prophecy as their paths collide across the dark world of Nosgoth.
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Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Experience the epic conflict of Kain and Raziel in original form or with remastered graphics.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world!Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...
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Blade of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Inhabiting the World of Darkness, you must face a series of brutal confrontations with your nemesis Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
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Marvel's Avengers - The Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Assemble your team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, embrace your powers, and live your Super Hero dreams.
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored – Now with New Challenge Mode
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Tomb Raider: Underworld
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...
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Tomb Raider: Legend
Single-player alternative to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003).
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.