Single-player games like Malazard: Magic Defense
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Malazard: Magic Defense, 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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Downward Spiral: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
Downward Spiral: Prologue is a mysterious and atmospheric zero gravity thriller powered by innovative, free movement in VR without motion sickness.
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Dance Collider
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
It's your time to become a dance master and take down Uriel! Battle 9 of the best dancers from around the globe and compete on global leaderboards. Featuring 45 Songs by F-777 and a VR dance editor. Dance Collider is the ultimate dance and rhythm game.
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ROM: Extraction
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
ROM: Extraction puts you into the role of an Extractor where you must Throw, Slow, & Shoot your way to decimate as many extraterrestrial-bots as possible. ROM: Extraction begins as an homage to the classic arcade shooter with more game modes and maps to come!
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Lethal VR
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Malazard: Magic Defense.
Lethal VR is an immersive Virtual Reality weapons experience created especially for the HTC Vive by Three Fields Entertainment, creators of Burnout, BLACK and Dangerous Golf. Step into our VR Weapons Range and prepare for your skills to be tested.
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A Legend of Luca
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
A Legend of Luca is a VR FPS Rogue-Like! Every run you explore vast dungeons as a freed slave caught in a war between gods. Fight hordes of monsters in search of powerful upgrade combinations to kill a god and unlock new classes.
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Quar: Battle for Gate 18
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Malazard: Magic Defense.
Quar: Battle for Gate 18 is a turn-based strategic VR game set in the grimsical world of Alwyd. The Quar are cute alien ant-eaters. Don't mistake cute for gentle. They use their WW1 level technology to wage war across the face of their world.
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Aeon
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
A primitive god in ancient Greek mythology who controls time, is resurrected in the virtual world, Inspired by "The Matrix" and "Deadpool" (remember,the slower you move the slow time goes）
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VR Furballs - Demolition
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
Grab your slingshot, grab a Furball... AND DEMOLISH THEM ALL!!! In this challenging VR physics-based demolition puzzle game, you will have to toss, sling, smash, slam, shoot, and even headbutt adorable Furballs into their evil foes and their crazy constructions to demolish them all!
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Street Legal Racing: Redline v2.3.1
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The most popular vehicle mechanic simulator in the world got a second life in the new Steam version! Build cars, tune them, crash, repair and race against other racers!
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Dustoff Heli Rescue
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
"I need a Dustoff!" became an all-too-familiar call on the airwaves of jungle wars. Now take off with your rescue helicopter and search and save the life of the wounded soldiers in the field, often under fire. If you can't, nobody else can!
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Street Legal 1: REVision
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Raw, unfiltered street racing, where high speeds are deadly, and every dent matters! REVision Edition of this 2002 bargain-bin classic brings countless bug fixes, optimizations, quality-of-life improvements, and optional gameplay extensions!
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Cross Racing Championship Extreme
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Cross Racing Championship (CRC) allows players to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Racers can contest over 60 races across six distinct environments, ranging from icy mountainous regions and lush countryside to parched desert areas and beaches.
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Dustoff Heli Rescue 2
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
In Dustoff Heli Rescue 2 you can: Save hostages being held in Prisoner of War camps. Combat in military attacks in the desert, forests, mines, swamps and fjords.
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Give It Up! Plus / 永不言弃 PLUS
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Malazard: Magic Defense.
Give It Up! Plus is an impossible music game that will challenge your skills and reflexes. If you enjoy sweating during the game, this is for you. Just don't blame the game if you start breaking things.
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Project Torque - Free 2 Play MMO Racing Game
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Classic Free to Play MMO Racer from the late 2000s is coming back online with all your favourite game modes like Sim, Drift, Drag, CTF and Thunder Alley.
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Dustoff Z
Single-player alternative to Malazard: Magic Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Malazard: Magic Defense.
Get those blades spinning and load up on guns and ammo, the time has come to rebuild humanity! Dustoff Z is a game about maneuvering combat-helicopters in one of the harshest weather conditions possible – A Zombie Apocalypse.