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Single-player games like Has-Been Heroes

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Has-Been Heroes, 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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    Crystania Wars 2 — Steam game cover

    Crystania Wars 2

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    A brand new tactical tower defense game series! Unique roguelike and Unique survival gameplay !

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ENDLESS™ Dungeon - Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    ENDLESS™ Dungeon - Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    ENDLESS™ Dungeon is a Rogue-lite Tactical Action game, set in the award-winning ENDLESS™ Universe. Recruit a team of shipwrecked heroes, plunge into a long-abandoned space station, and protect your crystal against never-ending waves of monsters… or die trying, get reloaded, and try again.

    2023ActionStrategy14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trash of the Titans — Steam game cover

    Trash of the Titans

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    It's turn-based fantasy tactics with trash animals. Defend your trash from invading rats, and eat your trash to upgrade your team. Think your way out of ruin by using the shape of each level to your advantage. Be creative, and try to not die.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Defend the Rook — Steam game cover

    Defend the Rook

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防 — Steam game cover

    Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inkbound — Steam game cover

    Inkbound

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Renegades — Steam game cover

    Star Renegades

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Waters — Steam game cover

    Rogue Waters

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition — Steam game cover

    Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Has-Been Heroes.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Binding of Isaac — Steam game cover

    The Binding of Isaac

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magicka — Steam game cover

    Magicka

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Has-Been Heroes.

    Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

    2011ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trine 2: Complete Story — Steam game cover

    Trine 2: Complete Story

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trine Enchanted Edition — Steam game cover

    Trine Enchanted Edition

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

    2009ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince — Steam game cover

    Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power — Steam game cover

    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nine Parchments — Steam game cover

    Nine Parchments

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Has-Been Heroes.

    Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!

    2017ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy — Steam game cover

    Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Has-Been Heroes.

    The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadowgrounds — Steam game cover

    Shadowgrounds

    Single-player alternative to Has-Been Heroes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Has-Been Heroes.

    Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

    2006Action6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →