Single-player games like Story of a Gladiator
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Story of a Gladiator, 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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Just Beat Em Up : World of Fury
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Just Beat Em Up : World of Fury © is a "side-scrolling beat'em up" that brings you back to the golden age of arcade games. Fight alone or with a friend and beat up all your foes. Escape from the prison of the desert, chase after general Bombix and foil Iron Muscle's evil schemes.
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Shing!
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
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MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
The legendary crossover hits are back! The action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, is full of heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the rare beat 'em up game, THE PUNISHER.
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Pulling No Punches
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
A classic 2D arcade action game animated frame by frame. Survive a fictional pandemic in a city filled with madness and denial.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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Bloodbath
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Get ready to compete in the most brutal sport of the moment. In the Dog Eat Dog tournament, you should avail yourself of your ruthless fighting skills and crush your enemies if you want to make your way to victory. Fight alone or with friends, compete in multiple stages and game modes, and improve your favorite fighter.
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Sumo Revise
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Are you the best sumo?! Find out in this quirky multiplayer brawler that's a cross between Super Smash Bros. and QWOP. Duke it out and fight your way to the top!
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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
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Dark Quest 2
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG where you control a party of heroes on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer and his minions.
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Dark Quest 3
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A rogue-lite tabletop that mixes card based exploration with turn based combat. Create your party, draw adventure cards, roll dice and fight monsters to defeat the sorcerer and his magic.
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Dark Quest
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Dark Quest is a turn-based dungeon crawler where you command a party of heroes on an epic quest to defeat the dark sorcerer and his minions, and save the land from his dark magic.
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Dark Quest 4
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.
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Blow it up
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Blow it up is a physics destruction game. Unlock new bombs, explore the world and go on an epic journey of destruction.
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Monarchy
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A 2D side-scrolling strategy game of resource management, base defense and conquest.
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Geometry Survivor
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
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Dominus Gladiatus
Single-player alternative to Story of a Gladiator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build your Ludus. Train gladiators. Fight for glory. Dominus Gladiatus is a brutal gladiator management simulator where you recruit, train and equip gladiators before sending them into the arenas of ancient Rome.