Single-player games like The Hermit Chronicles
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Hermit Chronicles, 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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Frost Survival VR
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hermit Chronicles.
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
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Missing Plane: Survival
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Hermit Chronicles.
You survived a plane crash, and now you will need to find a way to be rescued, for that you will be building an SOS signal and wait for a rescue. In the meantime you will need to eat, drink and build stuff to stay alive
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Where's the Boat
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hermit Chronicles.
Where's the Boat is a sandbox open world survival crafting game set on an archipelago of deserted islands. Gather resources, craft tools, tend to your needs and travel from island to island in search for a way back to civilization.
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Green Hell VR
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hermit Chronicles.
Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death
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The Carrier and Crows
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Crows have downed your plane and you are trapped at the far end of a remote peninsula in northern British Columbia. You must craft the necessary tools to contend with the local eccentrics and find your way back to civilization.
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The Stormy Islands
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hermit Chronicles.
Survive mother nature, prepare for the different seasons protecting yourself from cold, heat, hunger and thirst. Beware of Tornadoes, Storms, Tsunamis and predatory animals, on a variety of islands where each one will have to adapt to its limited resources.
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Soulmask
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hermit Chronicles.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
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theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Single-player alternative to The Hermit Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Hermit Chronicles.
Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.