Single-player games like Brutal Legend
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Brutal Legend, 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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Han Xiongnu Wars
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Brutal Legend.
Welcome to Han Xiongnu Wars. A stand-along game and synergy of historical Far East and multiple features in role-playing, real-time strategy and action gameplay. This game brings you to the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and faithfully presents the ancient eastern culture with many objects and scenes faithfully reconstructed...
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SourceWorlds
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
SourceWorlds is a co-op action-adventure game that throws you into the strange world of the 'Architect'. Solve quests, loot items, defeat enemies, explore the world with your friends or sucker punch them in the PvP arena.
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Conquest
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Brutal Legend.
Go from alone in the forest, to leading your army to victory! Choose your weapons and level up to unlock new skills, kill enemies to earn loot and gold, and construct a village to raise an army. The open world is full of enemies and villages, all of which are ready for combat.
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Vice: Magic City Mayhem
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Vice: Magic City Mayhem is a retro action-adventure game where you fight, collect new items, and upgrade your character as you make your way through bustling nightclubs, scenic beaches, and raptor-infested yachts.
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Overlord™
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
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POSTAL 4: No Regerts
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
POSTAL 4: No Regerts is a satirical and outrageous comedic open world first person shooter and the long-awaited true sequel to what’s been fondly dubbed as "The Worst Game Ever™", POSTAL 2!
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Barbaria
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Brutal Legend.
Barbaria is a VR combat/builder mashup. Attack other players, build defenses, and equip your team as you compete to be the Mightiest in Barbaria!
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Brutal Legend.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
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Shadows of War
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Brutal Legend.
Shadows of War is a 2D Real-Time Strategy sidescroller game. The game combines classical RTS elements with new ideas into a 2D game.
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Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Brutal Legend.
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
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Psychonauts
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Brutal Legend.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
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Psychonauts 2
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Brutal Legend.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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Broken Age
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Brutal Legend.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
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Spacebase DF-9
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Brutal Legend.
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
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Costume Quest
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Brutal Legend.
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.
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Full Throttle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.