Single-player games like Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic, 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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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
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Wasteland Remastered
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
The RPG classic rises from the nuclear ashes! Wasteland Remastered is an overhaul of the 1988 title that brought the post-apocalypse to video games. See where the Wasteland series began and experience the character and world the sequels are built on.
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Torment: Tides of Numenera
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
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Shadowrun Returns
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
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UnderRail
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
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Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
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Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
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Fallout 4
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
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Pyro the Exterminator
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
A post-apocalypse story of exterminator with contract to clear a military depot
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Temple of Apshai Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
In this classic dungeon crawler, hack and slash your way through over 500 rooms with dozens of terrifying monsters. A true 1980s fantasy game, experience the frustrations and triumphs of the tabletop gaming inspired combat. Temple of Apshai is waiting. Silently lurking. Patiently waiting. For you.
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Fallout 3
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
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RED DAWN
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
RED DAWN is an SRPG game with cute graphics! Take command of Baker squad and fight back against Tiesov's invasion! The Winning or Losing of Carimae School is depends to you.
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Wasteland 3
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
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The Bard's Tale Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a complete remaster of the iconic series that helped define the RPG genre. Featuring updated graphics and optional quality of life gameplay features, this is the ideal way to experience the dungeon crawling challenge that made the original games beloved classics.
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The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Now includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3!
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The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic.
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.