Single-player games like Folk Souls
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Folk Souls, 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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God of War Ragnarök
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Folk Souls.
Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.
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Sanctum Wars: Ex Infernis
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Folk Souls.
A dark medieval action RPG where faith is fading and demons walk among men. Uncover the truth behind God's silence, master brutal tactical melee combat, and fight your way through the cursed city of Valensbrück.
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God of War
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Folk Souls.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
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FINAL FANTASY XVI
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Folk Souls.
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
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Nioh 3
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Folk Souls.
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
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Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Folk Souls.
Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted is a souls-like game with Enrage mechanic which sets in a Nature themed dark fantasy world. Fight your way from the deepest dungeons to the top of the clouds and save the corrupted nature in this mysterious "pre-human" era-themed epic story.
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Monkey King Simulator -- Chapter Huaguo Mountain
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Folk Souls.
Stories revised from Journey to the West. Souls-like combats; Powerful Bosses; Hundreds of different Weapon&Armors; Super big map to explore; Nothing special? You cut me!
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Dinoblade
Single-player alternative to Folk Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Folk Souls.
Dinoblade is an intense action RPG set in a prehistoric world forever changed by a cataclysmic event. Step into the role of a young Spinosaurus, wielding a colossal Great Sword. Confront rival dinosaurs, some armed with weapons of their own, all in a desperate fight to prevent a looming extinction.