Single-player games like Yggdrasil
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Yggdrasil, 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 Your Average Survival Game
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Yggdrasil.
"Just Your Average Survival Game" is an experience where you explore an island with a finite amount of resources. Beware of the dark past of the island.
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Hold Your Own
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Yggdrasil.
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
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Escape The Pacific
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Yggdrasil.
Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!
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The Warhorn
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Yggdrasil.
The Warhorn is a medieval RPG mixed with city-building and management elements. Play as an adventurer who decided to leave his dull life as a lumberjack behind to explore a dangerous world full of puzzles in the pursuit of the most valuable relic mankind has ever seen: The Warhorn!
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Yggdrasil.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Project Castaway
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Yggdrasil.
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
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Outbreak Island
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Yggdrasil.
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
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KINGDOMS
Single-player alternative to Yggdrasil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Yggdrasil.
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.