Single-player games like Brutal Legend
Below are 18 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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Darksiders™
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the slaughter that ensued, the demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid claim to the Earth.
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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Brutal Legend.
The cult heavy metal fantasy action-strategy gem comes to PC in HD. Lead your armies from the front lines, giving strategic orders to your forces while wading into hack n’ slash action battle. Crush your foes across four campaigns, and spend the spoils of war on upgrading your forces.
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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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Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Brutal Legend.
Work together or die alone in this epic quest to turn the tides in the War of the Ring.
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God of War Ragnarök
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.
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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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Hi-Fi RUSH
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Brutal Legend.
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
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Sunset Overdrive
Single-player alternative to Brutal Legend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Brutal Legend.
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
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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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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.