Single-player games like Rise of The Newborns
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rise of The Newborns, 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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Smalland 2: Lost Realms
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
The Smallfolk are back with a massively expanded universe in this open-world survival adventure set on a tiny scale! Enjoy up to 10 player co-op where you craft weapons and armor, form companionships with creatures, build encampments, and discover strange new lands.
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Grounded 2
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
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Dune: Awakening
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Rise of The Newborns.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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Plains of Pain
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
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ARK: Survival Ascended
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
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Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.