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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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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Phantom Blade Zero
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Water Margin: Defiance.
S-GAME presents Phantom Blade Zero, a fusion of classic Wuxia storytelling and exhilarating action powered by Unreal Engine 5. You play as Soul, a warrior with only sixty-six days left to live. Fend off assassins, unravel world-ending conspiracies, and defend your values with your life.
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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.
The result of a 6-month student project. A dangerous oil called Glitch is corrupting humans into mindless robots. Fight your way to the mountain's peak and destroy the source of the corruption.
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A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Water Margin: Defiance.
"A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei" is an ARPG set in the Ming Dynasty. Play as a Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) with martial art, lightness skill and the unique deduction ability, across shifting timelines and sandbox levels to weave the destiny of yourself and the dynasty.
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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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Ecumene Aztec
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Water Margin: Defiance.
Ecumene Aztec is a brutal action-adventure game with stealth elements, set in the time of the Aztecs. Take on the role of a fugitive who has escaped being sacrificed. Fight, climb and survive in a dark and bloody world. Decide which side of the conflict you will take...
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Ninja Simulator
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Water Margin: Defiance.
Ninja Simulator is an action-adventure stealth game, which takes place in feudal Japan. You will play as a mercenary hired for missions of infiltration, espionage and elimination. Your actions will strenghten or overthrow rival clans and change the course of history.
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Heaven Crawler
Single-player alternative to Water Margin: Defiance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Water Margin: Defiance.
Explore The Womb, a forgotten man-made tower built to reach the heavens. Wield Mechanical Arms to overcome deadly enemies and carve your path upward on a deeply personal journey. And remember: Bring her back.