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Single-player games like Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder, 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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    Blight Night — Steam game cover

    Blight Night

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    The shadows whisper secrets you were never meant to hear. Step into Blight Night, a retro survival horror where the past won’t stay buried. Relive the chilling VHS-era terror of the 1980s, where every sound makes you question if you're truly alone.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luckily, My Arm Is A Shotgun — Steam game cover

    Luckily, My Arm Is A Shotgun

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    You are lost on a cursed island full of monsters... Luckily, your arm is a shotgun! Explore a mini open world and blast your way through waves of demons in this short adventure.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Isolation Edge — Steam game cover

    Isolation Edge

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Isolation Edge is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a desolate world reclaimed by zombies. Traverse dangerous zones to scavenge, craft gear, and build your fortress to endure the relentless hordes. The past is lost, but on this isolated edge, every breath is a victory worth fighting for.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Axiom — Steam game cover

    Grim Axiom

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wardens of Avalon — Steam game cover

    Wardens of Avalon

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Restore the former glory of a corrupt Camelot in Wardens of Avalon, an Action RPG set in a Dark Arthurian world. As a new member of the Twilight Knights, establish your fiefdom, explore, craft and gear up for thrilling adventures against the fallen Knights of the Round Table, alone or with friends.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Barbarian Lands — Steam game cover

    Barbarian Lands

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Barbarian Lands is a challenge hardcore, single-player ARPG set in a barbarian open world. The game features fast-paced combat with a lot of different weapons, exploration to find anything, horizontal and vertical, an unique risk/reward progression system, epic loots and dungeons a dangerous world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MaDevil — Steam game cover

    MaDevil

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    MaDevil is a singleplayer adventure-rpg in which you are the last sane survivor of a devil-caused apocalypse.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forces of Ether — Steam game cover

    Forces of Ether

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Blast your way through an Isometric Open World Galaxy. Fly seamlessly to space. Lead your chosen faction in ground and space battles. Stop the imminent Collapse of civilization... Or let it all fall into ruin.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hammerwatch — Steam game cover

    Hammerwatch

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOOM — Steam game cover

    DOOM

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ys IX: Monstrum Nox — Steam game cover

    Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    While imprisoned in Balduq, Adol is cursed and becomes a Monstrum. With his newfound powers, he must stop the Grimwald Nox from consuming the city.

    2021ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diablo® IV — Steam game cover

    Diablo® IV

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zhulik.exe — Steam game cover

    Zhulik.exe

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Feel like a trader and buy magical product cheaper to sell it with extra charge. Grow your capital in the fascinating and colorful adventures of the Rogue. Earn money by using the simple "Buy&Sell" scheme. Put money to the bank and earn more! Spend money on upgrades

    2017IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper — Steam game cover

    Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cybxus Heart — Steam game cover

    Cybxus Heart

    Single-player alternative to Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder.

    Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.

    2020ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →