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Single-player games like The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith page.

Ranked picks

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    Valkyrie: Dawn of Ragnarok — Steam game cover

    Valkyrie: Dawn of Ragnarok

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    At Lord Odin's behest, Lilyth went to gather the souls of fallen warriors, bolstering Asgard's forces for the impending clash between Niflheim and Muspelheim. This marked the start of the most ferocious war ever: Ragnarok.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG0.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    散落之瓣:華 - Falling Petals: Bloom Edition — Steam game cover

    散落之瓣:華 - Falling Petals: Bloom Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    克莉絲與依兒兩姊妹結伴流浪,直面風雨的冒險長途。經典回合制玩法,明快的節奏,豐富多元的戰術與隊伍培養。大地滿是風霜卻仍流淌涓涓生機,與人們交往互動,四處探索驚喜。

    2022AdventureRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ANIMITE -Echoes of the Chasm- — Steam game cover

    ANIMITE -Echoes of the Chasm-

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    Dive the Chasm: think, fight, scavenge, and get back out alive. A survival tactical RPG that switches between real-time exploration and turn-based combat. Your wolf, and the elemental reactions under your feet, are what get you out of a bad spot.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Echoes From Below — Steam game cover

    Echoes From Below

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    Lead a guild of hunters in this tactical dungeon-crawler RPG where personal bonds of love, rivalry and grief shape your tactics, and permadeath makes every loss matter. How many will you bring home?

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    伊始之战 — Steam game cover

    伊始之战

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    The demon seal is about to be broken, and the world is in danger. Gather your teammates to find all the strength to break the seal tower and seal the demon again to save the world crisis. Adventure on the vast beginning continent, hiring, exploring, planting, alchemy and other games.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Submerged Mystery: Takodachi — Steam game cover

    Submerged Mystery: Takodachi

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    Brave the Labyrinth and obtain lost powers to overcome great challenges in this Roguelike Dungeon-Crawler adventure.

    2024IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    苍夜 — Steam game cover

    苍夜

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    整合了北方王国而崛起的国家鲁兹,其贤者终结战争并促成鲁兹为“和平守护国”的形势,而今突然战乱又起,贤者却失去踪迹,究竟又是谁在煽动?

    2018IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Liora's Price of Dignity — Steam game cover

    Liora's Price of Dignity

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    A fantasy RPG focusing on the concept of negotiating contracts. To save the love of her life from a deadly illness, Liora must ask for the help of Edgar, an ambitious mercenary who wields the power of magical contracts - once agreed upon, the absolute rules of these contracts cannot be disobeyed.

    2027RPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Dungeon Maker — Steam game cover

    Super Dungeon Maker

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Super Dungeon Maker is a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games. Choose however many levels, enemies, secret rooms, traps and items you want. Challenge your friends and the community to master your dungeon or play the countless dungeons of the community.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island — Steam game cover

    Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    A new adventure for Shiren and Koppa begins!

    2024RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Breath of the Gods — Steam game cover

    Breath of the Gods

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    Knowing the true potential of humanity, the True Gods are fighting to preserve humankind. The War will be settled by two Chosen Ones, both sons of Gods, brothers in blood, enemies in the battlefield.

    2023RPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Explorers of Esmar — Steam game cover

    Explorers of Esmar

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    Welcome to Explorers of Esmar! Build your settlement, master complex production chains. Claim the riches to explore and conquer the new island continent of Esmar!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cage of the Succubi — Steam game cover

    Cage of the Succubi

    Single-player alternative to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

    Having had a spell cast on him, our hero awakens in a mysterious castle. His only options are to serve the castle's lord as a slave, or with some help and hard work, escape.

    2019IndieRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →