Single-player games like Pier Solar and the Great Architects
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Pier Solar and the Great Architects, 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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Shadows of Adam
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Gorgeous pixel art. Intense, blazing fast battles. An epic adventure. This is the must-play retro indie JRPG built for the modern era.
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Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
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Doom & Destiny
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
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Ikenfell
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.
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Storm Of Spears RPG
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Prepare for an epic 10 hour adventure in the world of Galager. Sura, the world's most sought-after mercenary, leads a band of sell-swords in a last-ditch effort to save the world. Prepare for the Storm of Spears!
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Cosmic Star Heroine
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
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8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition is a retro-styled JRPG with polish and personality, that focuses less on references and more on telling a story...
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GRANDIA II HD Remaster
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Grandia II is back and better than ever! The classic Japanese RPG returns with enhanced visuals, new difficulty level, and features both keyboard and gamepad support!
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
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FINAL FANTASY
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.
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LUNAR Remastered Collection
Single-player alternative to Pier Solar and the Great Architects — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Dive into the enchanting worlds of LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete! Tag along on Alex and Hiro's quests and challenge enemies like the Magic Emperor and God of Destruction to save the world from dire peril in two adventures set 1000 years apart from each other!