Single-player games like Descensus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Descensus, 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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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.
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Blade of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
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Sands of Aura
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
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Immortal Planet
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
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Darksiders III
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Descensus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descensus.
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!