Single-player games like Water Margin: Defiance
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Water Margin: Defiance, 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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Project Glitch
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Water Margin: Defiance.
Glitch, a parasitic force, corrupts life into violent machine-like creatures. STRYX survived the transformation, altered but immune. To stop the outbreak, his journey lead him on the tracks of SINGULARITY, the source of it all.
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Supreme Heroes
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Water Margin: Defiance.
Highschool sophomore Jacob suddenly discovers he has super powers and must team up with his best friends to become the 'Elect Few', but convincing them to embrace their powers and save the world is all but easy. Events bring Jacob to battle villainous factions in order to bring peace to the nation.
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Hemlon the Grey
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Water Margin: Defiance.
Hemlon the Grey is a deflection-based 2D Souls-like where life and death are decided by a blade. Follow the story of Hemlon, a half-demon warrior, as she uncovers the dark secrets of the Reinz Republic and the Broken Wings.
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UNPAINTED
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Water Margin: Defiance.
In a world plagued by malformed births, embark on an action-adventure journey across Pictunia and uncover the truth behind The Painter.
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Water Margin: Defiance.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
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Decay of Logos
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Water Margin: Defiance.
Immerse yourself in the world of Decay Of Logos and unravel its mysteries. Explore old dungeons, battle unforgiving foes and journey through a vibrant interconnected fantasy realm with your mystical elk companion.
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Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Water Margin: Defiance.
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
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Lords of the Fallen
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Water Margin: Defiance.
A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.