Single-player games like SMASHING THE BATTLE
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SMASHING THE BATTLE, 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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Onechanbara Z2: Chaos
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the latest entry in the Onechanbara series. Two sets of buxom vampire sisters battle through over a dozen stages of high-octane real-time swordplay. Fight off the invasion in gruesome detail, occasionally transforming into a demon for short bursts of added power and speed.
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SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
The non-PC buxom shinobi of SENRAN KAGURA, the brawler series that’s as over-the-top with its fighting mechanics as it is with its gratuitous depictions of female ninja in various forms of undress, invade the PC realm for the first time in HD and 60fps glory.
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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!
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The Initial
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. It's developed by a small team of five developers. We hope you will love this game as much as we do.
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RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
RWBY: GRIMM ECLIPSE is a 4 player, online co-op, hack and slash game based upon Rooster Teeth’s international hit series RWBY.
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Dragon Spear
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
Enjoy some cool blows and fascinating action moves! Hunting down powerful raid bosses with friends is also a must.
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Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
Take on the role of a warrior maiden forced to hunt down her best friend, who has stolen a sacred demon blade. Immerse yourself in the tale of a deadly feud between two old friends and the demonic sword tearing them apart―told through high-speed action!
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X-Blades
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.
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METALLIC CHILD
Single-player alternative to SMASHING THE BATTLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SMASHING THE BATTLE.
“Grab, hurl, and eliminate” Rogue-lite Core-Action!! A large-scale rebellion erupts within the spacecraft “Life Stream.” With the help of you, Rona, an android known as “Metallic Child,” stands up against a fleet of massive robots to stop the plot devised by her own creator, Doctor Irene.