Single-player games like Northern Journey
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Northern Journey, 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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Frogmonster
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Discover some of the most charming and challenging soulslike bosses in Frogmonster, a Metroidvania FPS adventure where you explore a lively world filled with creatures, bugs, and beasts.
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DUSK
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
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Turbo Overkill
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
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The Pathless
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.
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Metro: Last Light Redux
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
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Blood West
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Hedon Bloodrite
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.
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Dread Delusion
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
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Betrayer
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century.The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life?
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In Verbis Virtus
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Use your real voice to cast spells in In Verbis Virtus, a fantasy adventure unlike any other. Step into the shoes of a wizard in search of an ancient power. Explore a lost temple, making your way through forgotten chambers brimming with unspeakable beauty and terror.
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Mundaun
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Northern Journey.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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Arx Fatalis
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Northern Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.