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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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?
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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.
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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."
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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!
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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.
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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?
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Rune Knights
Single-player alternative to GUARDS! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with GUARDS!.
Rune Knights is a cooperative action RPG focused on customization, crafting, and combat. Customize your character's aesthetics, stats, gameplay, and gear as you battle through procedurally generated and hand-crafted levels with your allies.
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DAIMON BLADES
Single-player alternative to GUARDS! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with GUARDS!.
From the creators of E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, a cult cyberpunk RPG. Daimon Blades is a brutal first person slasher that combines the depth of action RPGs and replayability of roguelites. Launch expeditions solo or up to 4 players, and survive the many horrors of the Daimon Realm.
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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.
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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!