Single-player games like Way of the Samurai 4
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Way of the Samurai 4, 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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Way of the Samurai 3
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
Honour, sacrifice, betrayal… Your choices make you who you are. How will history remember you? Choose your friends and enemies carefully in a game where every decision has far-reaching consequences, and where finishing the game is just the beginning of your journey…
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Nioh 3
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Way of the Samurai 4.
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
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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Anima: Gate of Memories
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Way of the Samurai 4.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
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LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lightning Returns is the concluding chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII saga and series heroine Lightning's final battle. The grand finale of the trilogy brings a world reborn as well as free character customization and stunning action based battles.
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After The End: The Harvest
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
The goal is simple, the game is hard, reach the centre. After The End: The Harvest is an immersive retro open-universe space adventure and exploration ARPG. Seamlessly travel across space, catch/train & evolve monsters, take on quests and fight Titans!
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Way of the Samurai 4.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Way of the Samurai 4.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Shenmue I & II
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.
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Shenmue III
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
Shenmue III sees the eagerly anticipated continuation of the epic story-driven saga. Take control of Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist, determined to unravel the mystery behind his father's murder and to exact revenge on the killer.
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OCTOPATH TRAVELER™
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.
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OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
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AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ＆ Undressed
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight.
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Hookah Haze
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
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Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The magic torches are lit, the monsters are ravenous, and the kingdom is waiting for a new hero. Experience the legendary Wizardry series’ modern rebirth as you traverse perilous dungeons and take on hordes of fantastic enemies. Are you up to the challenge?
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KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Way of the Samurai 4.
The Way of the Samurai is forged in battle! Help the swordsmith Dojima pay off his debt after his beautiful daughter is taken as collateral by crafting swords by day and exploring mysterious, twisting dungeons for valuable materials at night.
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All in Abyss: Judge the Fake
Single-player alternative to Way of the Samurai 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Way of the Samurai 4.
Either I die, or the Witches perish. I challenge thee to a deathmatch!” Asuha, a self-proclaimed gambling prodigy, challenges the Witch ruling the gambling district. Poised to win, she is defeated by a mysterious power. An adventure of gambling, exposing frauds and earning fortunes through poker.