Single-player games like Black Skylands
Below are 13 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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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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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
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iZolated
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
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Badiya: Desert Survival
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.
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ARK: Survival Ascended
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
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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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Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
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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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Starvector
Single-player alternative to Black Skylands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Black Skylands.
Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.
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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?
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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!