Single-player games like Nokai
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nokai, 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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Phantom Containment
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Survive the Planet, a massive open-world containment world filled with dangerous entities, anomaly outbreaks, hostile factions, and hidden secrets. Build, investigate, scavenge, and uncover the truth behind an experiment that never ended.
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Luminary
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Luminary is a solo or co-op OpenZone Action RPG that creates a balanced experience for everyone. Using a unique world and character progression system, explore vast hand-crafted lands together, uncover hidden treasures, level up your town, and push back the darkness with light.
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Keelblade (formerly Triarchy)
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Sail across a fantasy world in your own pirate ship. Master souls-like combat and powerful magic to hunt deadly bosses. Discover new islands and loot them for hidden treasures to craft upgrades for both you and your ship. (1-6 Players)
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Skye: The Misty Isle
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Skye is being reforged as Skye: Rebirth — a complete, ground-up rework of the Viking survival game, rebuilding core systems, combat, exploration, visuals, and survival mechanics. Existing owners will automatically retain access once the new version replaces the current one.
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Be Hero
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Be Hero is a farming/crafting RPG about an aspiring hero who arrived late to the final battle and needs to work in a tavern to be able to return home.
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The Last Disease Z
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
The Last Disease Z is a co-op survival experience where everything is against you. Abandoned cities, zombies and bandits, a struggle for resources and a place to live. Build, unite, and survive.
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ChaosWorld
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
A magically controlled medieval large map and a multiplayer survival open world game with randomly generated caves on the large map by the program. Use combat, building, farming, automating to create your own medieval village or town, and defeat magic with magic.
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Lost Viking: Kingdom of Women
Single-player alternative to Nokai — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
While traveling to the East the Vikings fall into a trap. Ragnald is saved by the accompanying wolf and must find his loved ones. The Viking and his companion are forced not only to survive, but properly manage time, space and energy to achieve the goal.