Single-player games like Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, 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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Zwei: The Arges Adventure
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Filterless fashionista Pipiro and poindextrous punster Pokkle are ordinary step-siblings facing an ordinary day in their ordinary little burg...until a grand theft macguffin occurs and they decide to become unlikely heroes for cash and glory (in that order). This goes about as well as you’d expect.
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Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
The world of Touhou comes alive in this beautiful action RPG (featuring “bullet hell” elements, of course!). Infamous vampire Remilia Scarlet and her dutiful maid, Sakuya, set off to chase rumors of a massive monster, all while sending baddies flying with fluid action and signature skills!
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Ys Origin
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
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Xanadu Next
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Whenever mist hangs over Lake Orwell, sailors catch sight of a phantom castle just out of reach. As they draw near, it fades away, leaving only questions for all who have seen this “Castle Strangerock.” Now, you must aid your charge in uncovering its secrets...even if it costs you your very soul.
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Ys SEVEN
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Experience the first “modern-era” Ys game, now off the small screen for its worldwide PC debut! Features a full party system, dozens of unique combat skills, and a massive overworld to explore. Uncover the secret of the Five Great Dragons, and help Adol Christin save the day once again!
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Ys: Memories of Celceta
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
World-famous red-haired adventurer Adol Christin awakens in the unfamiliar land of Celceta, remembering nothing more than his name. Join Adol and his new friends as he embarks on an adventure to map the wilderness and reclaim his memories in this beloved action RPG from Nihon Falcom.
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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Adventurer Adol Christin has washed ashore in yet another mysterious, isolated new land, inhabited by a people who sport long ears and bushy tails...and are none too fond of humans. Experience the very first 3D Ys game as never before, with a whole new gameplay mode unique to this release!
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Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
A whimsical Action-RPG brought to you from the creators of the renowned Recettear ~ An Item Shop's Tale. Purchase before August 5th and save!
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The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
A fateful encounter with the fairy Noi sets Nayuta and his friends on a path to explore beyond the borders of their island home in order to stop a dark plot.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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Nayuta no Kiseki: KAI
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Originally released in Japan in 2012, Nayuta no Kiseki is an action-packed RPG reborn as the newest member of the KAI series for Steam®!
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Trails
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you plot routes for floating sand ships. Deliver vital cargo to remote outposts - without collisions, dead ends, or backtracking. Every move counts in the wasteland.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
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Sora no Kiseki the 1st
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kiseki series, a story-driven RPG that began in 2004, the landmark first installment, The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki FC (First Chapter), is receiving a full remake!
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter reimagines the first chapter of a beloved series, infusing it with enhanced visuals and refined gameplay. Join Estelle and Joshua, partners bound by fate, as they unravel dark conspiracies threatening the peace of the Liberl Kingdom.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
Single-player alternative to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.
Experience an epic story developed across three titles, and crafted for new and old fans alike. Also includes an interactive introduction to catch up new players to the ongoing story so anyone can dive right in to the world of Trails of Cold Steel.