Single-player games like Cairn: Mathair's Curse
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Cairn: Mathair's Curse, 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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LOST SPHEAR
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
A young man, who suffered a phenomenon that he had never seen, faces an ominous power that threatens the fabric of reality. Awaken the power of Memory to restore what was lost!
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Chained Echoes
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
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8-Bit Adventures 2
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
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Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!
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Arelite Core
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
The age of heroes is passed, yet an ancient evil rises again. Follow the adventures of Karden, a blacksmith on the path to mastering his craft, forced to take a stand against Talameq, an ageless entity bent on devouring the world.
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Sea of Stars
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
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MOTHER
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
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Gravity Oddity
Single-player alternative to Cairn: Mathair's Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cairn: Mathair's Curse.
Embark on a one-man rescue mission across the galaxy to bring back your kidnapped roommate in this roguelike space action-adventure.