Single-player games like Mystic Cleaver
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Mystic Cleaver, 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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Illusive Domain
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mystic Cleaver.
Deflect, parry, and defeat your opponents through intense boss rush action. Fight for you and your allies’ freedom, lest you remain entombed forever more.
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JUST ONE MAN
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mystic Cleaver.
JUST ONE MAN is a VR hack-and-slash game where you are the OVERPOWERED ONE-MAN ARMY. Stylishly slaughter enemies with weapons, combo attacks and devastating abilities while listening to banging beats. Choose your own playstyle and invent the wildest combos to achieve the highest scores imaginable.
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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mystic Cleaver.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Mystic Cleaver.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mystic Cleaver.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
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Sifu
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mystic Cleaver.
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mystic Cleaver.
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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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mystic Cleaver.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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Blade Abyss
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mystic Cleaver.
Blade Abyss: A skill-driven hack-and-slash where blades meet chaos. Survive endless undead hordes and titanic bosses—dodge, parry, and shatter lethal combos. No gear grind or stats: pure combat mastery decides victory. Carve your legend in the steel abyss.
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Zombies Hate to Die
Single-player alternative to Mystic Cleaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mystic Cleaver.
Zombies are coming — run to the shelter now! Slash through with precise physics combat, while looting, upgrading, and equipping absurd gear. A light Roguelite loop where every escape is a fresh journey.