Single-player games like The Tainted Lands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Tainted Lands, 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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The Great Wastes
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Tainted Lands.
"The Great Wastes" is a pixelated fantasy RPG. Players take on the role of a mysterious young man living in an isolated village. One day, the village is suddenly attacked by a group of unidentified black-clad individuals, forcing the young man to flee with his childhood sweetheart and companions.
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Company Captain: Westashes
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Tainted Lands.
Command a mercenary Free Company in a brutal, dynamic medieval world. Navigate the overworld, manage your roster, and fight unforgiving hex-grid tactical battles where factions and characters remember your actions and every mercenary's death is permanent... or not...
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Grey Heritage: Counter Gambit
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Tainted Lands.
Grey Heritage: Counter Gambit is the grand finale to the tactical RPG trilogy. Command a massive cast of returning heroes in the series’ most strategic entry yet. Master evolved turn-based combat, guide your army through tactical challenges, and witness the conclusion to every character's story.
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Fantasy Classic: Dungeon Crawler
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Early Access with The Tainted Lands.
Travel to Midenshire, form your party, and venture forth into adventure! Fantasy Classic: Dungeon Crawler is an old-school party-based CRPG of dungeon exploration, tactical combat, traps, treasure, light vs dark, clashing steel, high magic, and white knuckle survival.
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Ledgerbound
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Tainted Lands.
Deny an insurance claim, save the world. Ledgerbound is a hilarious, narrative-driven tactical RPG/dating sim filled with all your favorite epic fantasy activities: battling evil enemies, filling out paperwork, rescuing your company from financial ruin, pursuing HR-approved relationships, and more!
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Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Tainted Lands.
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
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Prophecy of Ashen
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tainted Lands.
Prophecy of Ashen: a dark fantasy tactical CRPG. Be a secret messenger between the Hall's judgment and the Ashborne's vengeance. Recruit allies, use terrain and magic in turn-based combat. Your choices reshape Rattalan: uphold order or ignite destruction.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The Tainted Lands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with The Tainted Lands.
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.