Single-player games like Hack 'n' Slash
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Hack 'n' Slash, 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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Light Tracer 2 ~The Two Worlds~
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
Meet our princess on her journey homewards, travel thru a great and eldritch world and switch between the Princess and her floating companion while exploring, fighting, puzzle-solving & enjoying the world of this action-adventure RPG
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Ravenlok: Legendary Edition
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
Embark on an enchanting journey in Ravenlok, an action-packed fairytale adventure about a young heroine destined to fulfill a perilous prophecy.
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Quadrilateral Cowboy
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
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Bladed fury
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
An action game set in the Ancient China, bringing players addictive experiences with its unique Chinese traditional art-style and sound design.
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Cat Quest
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
The multi award-winning Action RPG. Some say 'Diablo with Cats' others a 'Super-cute Skyrim', whatever your take, Cat Quest's loot-fuelled cat-venture is as beautifully crafted, as its combat and magic are ultra-satisfying. Universally adored by critics - it'll have you purring for joy!
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Eternity: The Last Unicorn
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
Classic RPG, with lore based on Norse mythology. Travel through mesmerizing locations, meet fantasy characters and fight to protect Elven immortality.
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Shining Resonance Refrain
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.
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Last Epoch
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.
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Human Resource Machine
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hack 'n' Slash.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
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The Legend of Zuri
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
The Legend of Zuri is a "pick a path" style raunchy adventure with over 180 CG images. Will the Princess Zuri remain unsullied or will she experience something unmentionable? That depends on which paths you choose!
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Psychonauts
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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 Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
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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Brutal Legend
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
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 Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
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 Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hack 'n' Slash.
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 Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hack 'n' Slash.
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 Hack 'n' Slash — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Hack 'n' Slash.
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.