Single-player games like Skarab
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Skarab, 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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FLASH OF THE BLADE X
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Flash of the Blade X is a retro-inspired first-person Ninja slasher inspired by the Western Ninja boom of the 1980's. Slice and Dice your way to revenge against your former Ninja clan across several hand-crafted levels using an assortment of period-accurate weaponry.
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Lightning Katana
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Kick doors, shoot lightning, and parry bullets in this blazing fast first-person shoot'n slash inspired by Hotline Miami
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Dad by the Sword
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Dad by the Sword is a First Person Swordfighting game with a heavy focus on tactical dismemberment, player creativity, giant spraying fountains of purple blood, and dad jokes. Play as YOUR DAD in his quest to fight evil glizzhounds, Wizzards, things hatched from eggs, and other vile Anti-Dads.
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Arthurian Legends
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Arthurian Legends is a medieval first person action game set in the land of Albion during a time of myth and legend. Battle hordes of Saxons, demonic beasts, the undead and worse in thy quest to save Albion from The Masters of the Old Religion.
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Yasuke Simulator
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Step into 1579 as Yasuke, the African samurai, and join Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unite Japan! Master precise katana combat, uncover secret gear, and unleash your ancestral power in this historically inspired action-packed journey through feudal Japan.
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Wizard with a Gun
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.
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Samurai Bringer
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Samurai Bringer is a roguelite action game with levels which change with every playthrough, where you cut down hordes of Samurai and Demons to collect combat techniques and polish your fighting style in order to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of Japanese mythology.
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
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PowerSlave Exhumed
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions
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REAPER
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
YOU ARE DEATH. The Grim Reaper. You must travel throughout various action packed scenarios, Reaping enemies and collecting their souls. FEAR THE REAPER
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DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
Single-player alternative to Skarab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skarab.
Planet DOS is under attack by Space Aliens, DOSMan needs to fend them off and defend his home planet!