Single-player games like Pillars of Dust
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Pillars of Dust, 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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Cthulhu Saves the World
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
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时空传说：佣兵王战记
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
This is an RPG game with a Western magical background, which combines the gameplay of many ancient games, various mazes, and free exploration games!
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Doom & Destiny Advanced
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Four nerds walk into a dungeon. It’s not a joke, it’s Doom & Destiny Advanced.
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Cosmic Star Heroine
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
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Doom & Destiny
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
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Reigns
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillars of Dust.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
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Saturday Morning RPG
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Saturday Morning RPG is an episodic JRPG set in world heavily inspired by 1980s Saturday morning cartoons and pop culture.
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Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
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Shadows of Adam
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
Gorgeous pixel art. Intense, blazing fast battles. An epic adventure. This is the must-play retro indie JRPG built for the modern era.
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FINAL FANTASY
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pillars of Dust.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
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Dragon War
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
A real-time combat game played by the flying dragon in the third person. At this stage, the game mode is mainly chaos. The main themes of the game are flying dragon and magic.
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For a Vast Future
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
War has ended in Seralia, but the scars are far from healed. Explore a dystopian landscape and build weapons from scrap parts to use in battle. Recruit companions and travel in style in your trusty motorbike as you uncover the depths of a deep government conspiracy. The future is vast.
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A Snail's Tale
Single-player alternative to Pillars of Dust — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pillars of Dust.
A retro jRPG with a twist. Have you heard the one about the million dollars and the immortal snail? A Snail's Tale will let you play out the story and answer the question once and for all - can he be stopped?