Single-player games like Swordless
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Swordless, 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 Melty Way
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordless.
You move, you melt. You are a liquid-simulated slime where every move costs you a piece of yourself. Spend your mass to slide, shrink, and dash through pixel-perfect hazards in this challenging precision platformer where size management is critical and your only resource is your own body.
- 2
PogoPogo
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Swordless.
Twist and bounce through dozens of tight single-screen chambers. Splash through rapids, float through space, watch helplessly as your pogo-bound body hurtles into the jagged rocks. Try again, in this frenetic, 1-bit, precision platformer.
- 3
Booox
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Swordless.
"Booox" is a platform puzzle game where players control multiple characters simultaneously, coordinating their actions to solve challenges.
- 4
UNBOXING: 1-BIT PARADOX
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Swordless.
Your death is the best tool you have. Throw yourself into spikes, pile up your own bodies, and use your remains and your companion box to solve logic puzzles. Break the loop in a 1-bit paradox where you have to die to survive.
- 5
DiegoTC Toolbox
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swordless.
A Puzzle-Platformer with tons of unique puzzles and mechanics.
- 6
The Crayon Is Mightier
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Swordless.
In this 2-D platformer you wield a magic crayon that is capable of drawing objects into real life. Use this power wisely to help traverse tricky levels, uncover hidden secrets, best your enemies, and adventure your way across 6 worlds!
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Flipping Phantom
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Swordless.
A puzzle platformer where you can’t jump?! Phase into the ground and flip upside-down to find your way around this spooky playground!
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Squared Adventure
Single-player alternative to Swordless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Swordless.
Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)