Single-player games like Open Country
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Open Country, 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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Ice Age
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
As primitive human, in the wild Ice Age prehistoric world, Hunt and tame wild beasts such as mammoths and sabretooth, build homes, and survive.
- 2
Call of the Wild: The Angler™
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.
- 3
Soulmask
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
- 4
The Gold River Project
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
- 5
Frost Survival VR
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
- 6
Saleblazers
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
Fight. Sell. Survive. Live off the land, build your perfect shop, and defend against nightly horrors in this open world survival shop simulator for 1-8 players.
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Green Hell
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
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.
- 8
The Forest
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
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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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Open Country.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
- 10
Valheim
Single-player alternative to Open Country — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Open Country.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!