Single-player games like BloodSworn
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to BloodSworn, 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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Unshelved
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BloodSworn.
Unshelved is an up to 4-player co-op Work-Life Horror Sim where you manage a cursed library. By day, handle book requests and earn an honest living. But as night falls, you must return books to their shelves and survive the horrors that haunt the halls!
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INFINITE CHUMP
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BloodSworn.
INFINITE CHUMP is an ultra-fast, boomer shooter roguelite tripfest where you graft spell-casting arms to your body. Put rings on your new fingers to create spells on the fly. Inspired by 90's FPS games with a trippy twist.
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CRETE
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BloodSworn.
Fight against the Ancestors and other biopunk creatures. Use their DNA to build your own procedural weapons, find a friend and combine your skills to be even more powerful. The further you go, the better rewards you will get for the next run. It is up to you to reveal what is up there in the north.
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corescapes
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BloodSworn.
Defend the CORE against waves of anomalies shaped from surreal internet dreamscapes. Explore liminal spaces, harvest remnant, and restabilize the CORE: alone or with other Users. A co-op roguelite wave defense and exploration game based on liminal spaces.
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Abyssus
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BloodSworn.
Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.
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AFTERBLAST
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BloodSworn.
AFTERBLAST is a challenging FPS roguelite. Play SOLO or in CO-OP (1-4 players). Get stronger each run. Obtain powerful abilities, weapons and find a way to save your planet. Stand up against the Gods and defeat hordes of monsters in intense bullet-hell combat!
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Dark Scrolls
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BloodSworn.
Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.
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Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
Single-player alternative to BloodSworn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BloodSworn.
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through perilous mining facilities infested with deadly Corespawn. For Rock and Stone!