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Single-player games like GUARDS!

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to GUARDS!, 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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    Tribal Towers - Siege of the Shifting Fortress — Steam game cover

    Tribal Towers - Siege of the Shifting Fortress

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

    Fight through the shifting tower, loot powerful gear and gain new skills. Challenge bosses and free your villagers to revive your town in this Action-RPG. The tower will change, but the fountains' magic will save your progress until you face the bosses and the wizard himself.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PILGRIM — Steam game cover

    PILGRIM

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

    Pilgrim is a medieval-based, co-op horror, adventure. Can you and your friends make it to the end of The Road?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeons Deep — Steam game cover

    Dungeons Deep

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

    Plunge into the Dungeons Deep! A dark-fantasy ARPG featuring vast underworlds full of horrifying monsters and ancient treasures. Liberate the plagued lands of Antioch for those who still remain.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SPACE HUG-DUNG — Steam game cover

    SPACE HUG-DUNG

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

    "Infiltrate mysterious planetary facilities to snatch the core 'Hug-Dung' and escape. Battle giant robots and alien creatures in 4-player co-op, secure the core, and return to the extraction pod in this sci-fi action experience."

    2026ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Medieval Darkness — Steam game cover

    Medieval Darkness

    Single-player alternative to GUARDS! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GUARDS!.

    A third-person action RPG or MODA, where 80s rockers are dragged into a cursed medieval world. Bring friends, level up fast, unlock skills through quests and loot, and Prestige for permanent upgrades. Go on runs to complete missions, but just remember dudes, hair spray and fireballs don’t mix!

    ActionRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Murky Divers — Steam game cover

    Murky Divers

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

    Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Violets of Amicus™ — Steam game cover

    The Violets of Amicus™

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

    Attack, dodge, and counter the monsters invading the land of Velare in The Violets of Amicus, a 2D action-adventure inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and modern combat games alike. The ferocious Violets are waking from their ancient gardens. Can a lowly courier save the kingdom?

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fractured Worlds — Steam game cover

    Fractured Worlds

    Single-player alternative to GUARDS! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GUARDS!.

    Fractured Worlds is a dark fantasy action RPG set in the shattered remnants of a ruined reality. Master weighty, precision-based combat, explore diverse realms, and face challenging bosses alone or together with other players of the realm

    2026ActionRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hunters Inc — Steam game cover

    Hunters Inc

    Single-player alternative to GUARDS! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GUARDS!.

    Hunters Inc. is a 1-4 player co-op melee FPS featuring rampaging Orc hunters, gigantic monsters to slay and procedurally generated environments teeming with deadly flora and fauna.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fairwind — Steam game cover

    Fairwind

    Single-player alternative to GUARDS! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GUARDS!.

    FAIRWIND is a open-world co-op sailing game about delivering cargo to distant ports. Deliver cargo, trade with merchants, upgrade your ship and discover new islands as you build trade routes across a vast archipelago. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op!

    AdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →