Single-player games like Nioh 3
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Nioh 3, 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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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
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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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
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CODE VEIN II
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
An epic adventure awaits, where you and your chosen partners explore a post-apocalyptic world, face fierce battles against powerful enemies, and uncover an epic story that transcends time.
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DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Become immersed in exhilarating battles as a nameless hero in the Three Kingdoms
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
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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The First Berserker: Khazan
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
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Street Fighter™ 6
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.
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Black Myth: Wukong
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
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Thymesia
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
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Stellar Blade™
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
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AI LIMIT
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.
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Rise of the Ronin
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Nioh 3.
Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
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DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
"Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends" introduces entirely new levels of fun to the refreshing gameplay vanquishing swarms of enemies with mighty warriors found in "Dynasty Warriors 8."
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WILD HEARTS™
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts. WILD HEARTS™ is a twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against giant nature-infused beasts. Hunt alone or with friends.
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One Piece Pirate Warriors 3
Single-player alternative to Nioh 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Nioh 3.
Enjoy the original story of ONE PIECE from Fuschia Village to the mysterious kingdom of Dressrosa. Will your resolution be strong enough to defeat the most dangerous pirates, including Doflamingo and many more?