Single-player games like Hell and Back
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hell and Back, 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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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hell and Back.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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TotAL RPG
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell and Back.
Level up your hero! Save the towers from the invasion in this classic-style RPG!
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Monkey King Simulator -- Chapter Huaguo Mountain
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell and Back.
Stories revised from Journey to the West. Souls-like combats; Powerful Bosses; Hundreds of different Weapon&Armors; Super big map to explore; Nothing special? You cut me!
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Last Epoch
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell and Back.
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.
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Hell and Back.
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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Hell Clock
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell and Back.
Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.
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Grim Dawn
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell and Back.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to Hell and Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hell and Back.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.