Single-player games like Survival on a deserted island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Survival on a deserted island, 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 Farming Frontier
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
The Farming Frontier is a farming adventure game with a sandbox economy and a linear story. Grow crops, raise cattle, go fishing, master crafting, and battle enemies as you build your frontier.
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Valorborn
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
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Wicked Times
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Survival on a deserted island.
Wicked Times is an RPG manager/autobattler. Embark on a journey to stop the demon Kugraltha and his minions who occupy the lands. Collect gold. Upgrade your equipment. Find new towns and activities that give you extra experience and gold along the way. Gorgeous photos used throughout.
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Company Captain: Westashes
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
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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Monarch : Medieval Remastered
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords，develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
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Raiders! Forsaken Earth
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
Raiders! Forsaken Earth is a strategy/management game where you play as the leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic marauders. Build up your organization while extorting, kidnapping, and destroying the last remnants of civilization. The wasteland doesn't need another hero...
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Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
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The Iron Oath
Single-player alternative to Survival on a deserted island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survival on a deserted island.
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.