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Single-player games like New ZhaoYun

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to New ZhaoYun, 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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    Tia:weird hunter — Steam game cover

    Tia:weird hunter

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

    Welcome to Tia: Weird Hunter, a hand-drawn 2D action RPG. Unleash fast, fluid combos, and take on fierce boss battles that will test your reflexes and skills. Play as the mysterious Scythe Maiden as you explore the vivid, fantastical city known as the Faceless City.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Market at Moonfall — Steam game cover

    Market at Moonfall

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with New ZhaoYun.

    Build and manage a medieval fantasy market by day, then defend it from the monsters your merchants attract at night. Interview strange sellers, shape your town, upgrade your gear, and decide how much danger is worth the profit.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rune Coliseum: Chained Warrior — Steam game cover

    Rune Coliseum: Chained Warrior

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with New ZhaoYun.

    A prologue to a RuneColiseum: deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Take your first steps in the Coliseum as a Chained Warrior. Find your fighting style and become the ultimate champion in this thrilling death tournament.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    饥饿的英灵殿 — Steam game cover

    饥饿的英灵殿

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with New ZhaoYun.

    A minimalist game with minimalist gameplay: go out, gather resources, return home to build, and repeat. Its drawbacks include the lack of visuals and a steep learning curve. The development team consists of just one person—the author—driven by passion and persistence.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    場外人生 — Steam game cover

    場外人生

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with New ZhaoYun.

    一個孤單的人,培養自我,增進事業,買房築巢,尋找伴侶,結婚生子,擴張勢力,建立國家,最終橫跨星海,啟動時光機器......,所謂幽默而真實的沙盒人生模擬器(つд⊂)。

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    小世界模拟器3 — Steam game cover

    小世界模拟器3

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with New ZhaoYun.

    Ability to create and run wordplay worlds (support for workshops); Attribute values between different worlds can be correlated and inheritable (gathering is a large universe, scattering is full of stars), or they can be isolated from each other. Small World Simulator is a lot of fun!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Attack Heroes — Steam game cover

    Attack Heroes

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with New ZhaoYun.

    Attack Heroes is a funny-hot blood game which requires your abilities to finish all the challenging stages.We mixed the Japanese 'Moe' style battle scenes and original vocaloid BGMs,for showing the core of acting animes.The battles combine the features of great reaction and hero-switching system.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Swords and Sandals Medieval — Steam game cover

    Swords and Sandals Medieval

    Single-player alternative to New ZhaoYun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with New ZhaoYun.

    Gladiator, you are now a knight! The greatest gladiator series in the world, Swords and Sandals, has just gone medieval! Swords and Sandals moves into the middle ages in this action packed, turn-based combat RPG.

    2017AdventureRPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →