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Single-player games like Willow Guard

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Willow Guard, 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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    Fire in the Beastlands — Steam game cover

    Fire in the Beastlands

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    Explore the danger and mystery of a fallen land, whose hidden wonders are shrouded and marred by the stranglehold of wickedness. In "Fire in the Beastlands," you are thrust into a world beyond the brink, blamed for its waywardness, and confronted with the choice between revenge and redemption.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Book of Demons — Steam game cover

    Book of Demons

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    9th Dawn Remake — Steam game cover

    9th Dawn Remake

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Willow Guard.

    Rediscover the magic of the 9th Dawn series with this complete re-imagining of the original game. Venture into a massive 2.5D open world. Explore 45 new dungeons in single-player or online/local co-op, craft weapons, raise pets, play a deck-building card game, and take down the Castle of Maltyr!

    2024ActionAdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eldest Souls — Steam game cover

    Eldest Souls

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hand of Fate 2 — Steam game cover

    Hand of Fate 2

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

    2017ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death's Door — Steam game cover

    Death's Door

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Slormancer — Steam game cover

    The Slormancer

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Steam game cover

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Willow Guard.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roadwarden — Steam game cover

    Roadwarden

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow Guard.

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire Survivors — Steam game cover

    Vampire Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Willow Guard.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Starve — Steam game cover

    Don't Starve

    Single-player alternative to Willow Guard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow Guard.

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    2013IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
12 Single-Player Games Like Willow Guard (2026) · imho.run