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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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Dinkum
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
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ARK: Survival Evolved
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
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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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Muck
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
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Windrose
Single-player alternative to Pathless Woods: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Pathless Woods: Prologue.
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
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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!