Single-player games like Black Skylands
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Black Skylands, 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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Black Skylands: Origins
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Black Skylands: Origins shows you the ropes ahead of the main game release. Learn the basic mechanics and meet the main cast of characters of this open-world adventure!
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Volcanoids
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
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Crashlands
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
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Windforge
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
WindForge is a side-scrolling block-building game where you explore hostile skies in an ever-changing Steampunk world. Everything you see can be created or destroyed, creating an RPG without barriers that rewards creative problem solving and improvisation.
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Medieval Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
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Voidtrain
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
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Green Hell
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
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Airborne Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Skylands.
The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Black Skylands.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Sandbox
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Skylands.
The goal of the game is to collect 22 bills. To collect them, you need to press the "play" button and move to the sandbox level.
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Drill Core
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Black Skylands.
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?