Single-player games like Eternal Strands
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Eternal Strands, 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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Avowed
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
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Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eternal Strands.
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
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Dragon Age™: The Veilguard
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Eternal Strands.
Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Eternal Strands.
Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.
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Stellar Blade™
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Eternal Strands.
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
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Hogwarts Legacy
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Eternal Strands.
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
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Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Eternal Strands.
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
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Life is Strange: True Colors
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Eternal Strands.
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
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Magicka
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eternal Strands.
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eternal Strands.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Single-player alternative to Eternal Strands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eternal Strands.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.