Single-player games like The Backworld
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Backworld, 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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Vagrant Shifter
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Backworld.
An RPG about Life, Death, and all that we leave behind...
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Mythic Mire
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backworld.
A surreal RPG-adventure set in a world between dreams and nightmares. Explore strange environments with your trusty digital Pixie companions.
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Requiem for Faith
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Backworld.
Requiem for Faith is a dark fantasy turn-based RPG where timing, choices, and faith shape your fate. Parry, dodge, unleash Ritual-powered ultimates, forge Accords with gods or demons, and uncover the truth beneath a kingdom standing at the edge of a breaking faith
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Pathotaxia: PANDORA
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Backworld.
Pathotaxia: PANDORA is an RPG Maker horror puzzle game where you explore Pathotaxia's setting, interact with strange characters, and view visual novel-like cgs as you progress through the game. Help Pandora as she seals demons back into her dolls and unravels the mystery behind her mother's death.
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WEBSCAPE
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backworld.
WEBSCAPE is a surreal narrative RPG set inside a deteriorating version of the 1990s internet. Trapped within the World Wide Web, you will make choices, form alliances, and fight your way toward escape through turn-based battles driven by playable micro-games.
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Persona 3 Reload
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Backworld.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
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Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backworld.
On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.
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Persona 3 Portable
Single-player alternative to The Backworld — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Backworld.
If I say there’s an hour “hidden” between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour.