Single-player games like Gladio
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Gladio, 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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Diatomic
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
Diatomic has fast paced action, gun juggling, epic boss fights, Agility Challenges and much more! Level up, unlock new abilities and customize your power ups to try and conquer this brutally difficult arena shooter where the only way to survive is to keep moving!
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Sword With Sauce
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gladio.
Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.
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BRUTALISTICK VR
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.
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Shady Knight
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
Shady Knight is a first-person skill-driven melee action game centered around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming that seamlessly blends combat and parkour skills into a stylish dance of death full of creative chaos.
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Bloodroots
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gladio.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
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Half Sword
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
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Runic Rampage - Action RPG
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
Play as a raging dwarf and crush your enemies with mighty hammer strikes! Runic Rampage features brutal melee combat, badass bosses and a challenging hunt for the fragments of a legendary rune stone.
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Overgrowth
Single-player alternative to Gladio — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gladio.
Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory. Free the rabbits from their evil overlords in the main story, then play through the prequel story, and finally, try out nine years of mods developed by the community, or create your own!