Single-player games like NanoApostle
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to NanoApostle, 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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Eldest Souls
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
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.
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Furi
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
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Death of a Wish
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
THE NEO-SANCTUM SHALL FALL. Claim retribution against the theocratic Faiths as you master vicious hack-and-slash combat in this action-RPG where style is salvation.
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with NanoApostle.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with NanoApostle.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
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The First Berserker: Khazan
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with NanoApostle.
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
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AI LIMIT
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.
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Anomaly Agent
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
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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Titan Souls
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with NanoApostle.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
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Nine Sols
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Pronty
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
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螢幕判官 Behind the Screen
Single-player alternative to NanoApostle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NanoApostle.
“Behind the Screen” is a game including stuffs like puzzles, stealth modes and fighting that you can still easily handle. And many stories are inspired by actual historical events in Taiwan. If you dig deep into our stories, you will find it is not just an “easy” game.