Single-player games like Unearther
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Unearther, 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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Free as birds : UAZO
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unearther.
Soar as a curious bird on a mysterious island filled with secrets, ancient ruins, and hidden wonders. Explore with your friends, gather resources, build, survive and uncover the island’s story in this serene adventure.
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Chaos Adventure
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unearther.
Is there a back story? No... The adventure is yours to make! Pick a character, and you are dropped into the fantasy middle ages to start your journey! This game is designed for you to quickly jump right into it and begin hacking and slashing your way through!
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Guardians of the Wild Sky
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unearther.
Survive, build, craft and explore a vast magical world as you capture and bond with powerful Guardians. Captain your own airship and sail the cloud seas. Build everything from cozy homes to flying castles. Explore this world solo or with friends; the skies are yours to conquer!
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Rise of the Spellbaker
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unearther.
In Rise of the Spellbaker, a charming hand-crafted, fairy-tale inspired Action-Adventure, one Witch finds herself to be the sole survivor of an unknown plague. With no-one but your loyal Cat Familiar by your side, set forth into the corrupted land.
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Under a Rock
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unearther.
A procedural open-world survival craft game for 1-10 players. Explore a primitive but dangerous place with a different evolutionary path; here, wildlife is oversized, Neanderthals still exist, and curses are real.
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Terrene - An Evidence Of Life Game
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unearther.
In this 2D sci-fi pixel art adventure, you can mine, craft and fight your way through an almost endless universe full of procedurally generated planets.
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WRAITHLIGHT
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unearther.
Forge your path in Wraithlight, an unpredictable multiplayer sandbox. Explore the dangerous world of Archmyst, gather resources to build deeply customizable gear, and survive a reactive environment that grows more hostile the more you take from it. Cooperate or compete to survive.
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I Thalassa
Single-player alternative to Unearther — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unearther.
You are not the goddess, you are her dumbest duck. Explore a biomechanical alien ocean, pilot real submarines, and recover the scattered pieces of a dead creator to help Thalassa, your grieving machine-goddess, bring her father back.