Single-player games like Blade of the Netherworld
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Blade of the Netherworld, 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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Have a Nice Death
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
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Anomaly Agent
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
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Trinity Fusion
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
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.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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Flinthook
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
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BELOW
Single-player alternative to Blade of the Netherworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Blade of the Netherworld.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.