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Single-player games like Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition, 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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    FORCED: Slightly Better Edition — Steam game cover

    FORCED: Slightly Better Edition

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    FORCED is a challenging 1-4-player game with co-op at its heart! A mix of tactical arcade action, RPG elements and puzzles will forge you and your friends together. As slaves in the toughest gladiator school of them all, you will face a plethora of unique trials - designed to be your death!

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hammerwatch — Steam game cover

    Hammerwatch

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brigands — Steam game cover

    Brigands

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    Brigands is a “top-down hack and slash / beat 'em up adventure” game set in a medieval fantasy world. A local co-op game for casual gamers who like high intensity challenges for short periods of time. You can play from 1 to 4 players on a single computer.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ys: The Oath in Felghana — Steam game cover

    Ys: The Oath in Felghana

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    An Action RPG driven by fast-paced combat and paired with an intricate puzzle-filled world.

    2012ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ys I & II Chronicles+ — Steam game cover

    Ys I & II Chronicles+

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    Long, long ago, there was an ancient kingdom called Ys which prospered under the auspices of two heavenly Goddesses. Over time, the kingdom came to be known as Esteria, and its divine history was largely forgotten by all but the descendants of those who once preached the Goddesses’ will.

    2013ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft Dungeons — Steam game cover

    Minecraft Dungeons

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    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!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Epoch — Steam game cover

    Last Epoch

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PAYDAY 2 — Steam game cover

    PAYDAY 2

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

    2013ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition — Steam game cover

    HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magicka — Steam game cover

    Magicka

    Single-player alternative to Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition.

    Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

    2011ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →