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Single-player games like SwordBorn

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SwordBorn, 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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    Crewin: The Wrath Of Athys — Steam game cover

    Crewin: The Wrath Of Athys

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with SwordBorn.

    A Souls-inspired open-world RPG where mastery of blade, bow, and dual steel decides your survival. Roll, parry, and strike your way across the mystical realm of Crewin to stop the cult of the Flaming Eye before they unleash Athys, goddess of chaos and destruction.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dimraeth — Steam game cover

    Dimraeth

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with SwordBorn.

    A 1-8 player fantasy RPG set in a handcrafted pixel world. Build your hero across 8 races and 6 classes. Explore ancient lands, master elemental combat, forge relationships, and shape a stronghold to call home. Fight for the fate of Dimraeth either together or alone.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DYSMANTLE — Steam game cover

    DYSMANTLE

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SwordBorn.

    Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tribefort — Steam game cover

    Tribefort

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with SwordBorn.

    In this multiplayer survival and base-building game, you fight for survival on a vast island. Explore, mine, craft and gather resources to battle against other players for the strongest tribe.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Be Hero — Steam game cover

    Be Hero

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SwordBorn.

    Be Hero is a farming/crafting RPG about an aspiring hero who arrived late to the final battle and needs to work in a tavern to be able to return home.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    9th Dawn III — Steam game cover

    9th Dawn III

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SwordBorn.

    9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil is a massive open world RPG/dungeon crawler packed full of content – featuring more than 270 monsters to fight and capture, a fun card game with 180 cards to collect, and over 1,400 unique items to hoard!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sea Fantasy — Steam game cover

    Sea Fantasy

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SwordBorn.

    Save the world by fishing! This is a brand new action RPG game where you stand on an adventure to fish the Sea'Az, the marine life of this world, in a vast pixel world. This is not a peaceful fishing game. The destruction of the world is imminent....

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nira — Steam game cover

    Nira

    Single-player alternative to SwordBorn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SwordBorn.

    Explore procedurally generated islands in this fast-paced, sandbox survival adventure filled with building, crafting, fighting, farming and quests. Build a base, hunt, cook, battle ogres, make friends with a mysterious Totem, ride an alpaca, fly a plane and do whatever you need to survive.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →