Single-player games like Colorful Katana
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Colorful Katana, 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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The Spirit of the Samurai
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
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No Rest for the Wicked
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.
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Lunarium
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
Lunarium is an atmospheric fantasy A-RPG. Play as Ave, a light-armored knight, who teams up with Lune, a mysterious Starfarer. Together, they journey to save a dying world, engaging in challenging battles to retrieve the lost glow of the stars and forsaken memories, unveiling cosmic secrets.
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
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The Relic: First Guardian
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
A dark action RPG rooted in Korean mythology, with brutal, fast combat.
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Weird RPG 2
Single-player alternative to Colorful Katana — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Colorful Katana.
An innovative third-person action RPG where you can choose traditional weapons to fight monsters fairly, or activate cheats like godly powers. The unique voice-controlled gear system lets you summon spells or enhance yourself. This is definitely an adventure you've never experienced before!