Single-player games like Whisper of the Swallows
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Whisper of the Swallows, 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 Forest
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Ars Notoria
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Whisper of the Swallows.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
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MISERY
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
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Craftopia
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Necesse
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
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Nightingale
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Whisper of the Swallows.
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
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Rising World
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.
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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whisper of the Swallows.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Whisper of the Swallows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whisper of the Swallows.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!