Single-player games like Pathless Woods: Prologue
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pathless Woods: Prologue, 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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Pathless Woods
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
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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My Time at Sandrock
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
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Whisper of the Swallows
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Soulmask
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
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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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!