Single-player games like Swords & Slippers
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Swords & Slippers, 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 Shadow Cosmos
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
A 3D metroidvania with retro aesthetic. As master peacock, delve into a mysterious, dream-like world with non-linear exploration and progression, stylish and challenging fights with a powerful halberd, tricky parkour and puzzles. Collect shadows, unleash darkness.
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Thorn Knight
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Fight. Die. Rise. Until your vow is fulfilled. Thorn Knight is a dark isometric action rogue-lite where ruthless, combo-driven combat meets a tower twisted by cursed echoes and buried sins. Every fight tests your skill. Every floor leads you deeper.
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GloomDelve
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Bring a friend to the couch: a 100-floor roguelite dungeon crawler with true local split-screen co-op (online too). Draft game-breaking power cards, die, descend again. A Mad Wizard mocks your deaths, and every wall, monster and sword is generated by code, so it runs on a toaster.
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GemSlasher
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
A fast-paced action roguelite where every skill is built from gems. Combine Active and Support Gems, merge duplicates into stronger versions, and create devastating builds to cut through relentless monster waves.
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Ironweld
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Swords & Slippers.
Ironweld is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG where every encounter feels like PvP. Survive opponents that use the same moves and parts as you. They chase, punish, launch, and pressure you back. Repair and rebuild your squad between stages as you push deeper. Lose them all and it's over.
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Demonbane: Ascension
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Master elemental combat and mythic artifacts to slay demons and corrupted immortals in this fast-paced action roguelite inspired by cultivation myths. As the chosen mortal, grow stronger with every death to uncover the truth behind the Blood Moon.
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Apricity
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Fight, farm and bake your way through the ancient canals and crumbling castles of APRICITY. Gather strength by fishing waterways, harvesting ingredients and slaying ancient beasts. Rekindle the lost light and push back the hungering darkness.
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Ritualist
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Ritualist is a dynamic isometric action-roguelike set in a unique dark fantasy world. Choose your weapons, master combat style, and face death as you uncover ancient rituals to seal away the Primordial Ones. Will you survive the descent, or will the Abyss claim you?
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
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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Corridor Z
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Be quick or be undead! Ordinary high school, zombie outbreak and the bunch of survivors in a run for life.
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Draw Slasher
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Draw Slasher is the unique demanding and dynamic action packed beat'em up you need only a mouse to play. Cut, slice, snip, sever, chop, shear and trim hordes of Pirate Monkey Zombies™.
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Hamster Playground
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Swords & Slippers.
Prepare for cuteness overload, relentless training, and fierce rivalry as you and your hamsters take on challenges while traversing the maze and riding a skateboard, with more modes coming soon! Be the first to cross the finish line to earn rewards and yummy treats!
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Date Z
Single-player alternative to Swords & Slippers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords & Slippers.
"Date Z" - a captivating mix of high school drama, romance, and mystery. As a transfer student, your challenge is to navigate relationships and secure a date by Friday to survive a deadly virus outbreak. Unravel the hidden secrets. Every choice you make counts.