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Single-player games like Distant Realm

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Distant Realm, 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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    Demeo: PC Edition — Steam game cover

    Demeo: PC Edition

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Megaloot — Steam game cover

    Megaloot

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overlooting — Steam game cover

    Overlooting

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!

    2025StrategyAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valor of Man — Steam game cover

    Valor of Man

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG15.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deepest Chamber: Resurrection — Steam game cover

    Deepest Chamber: Resurrection

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!

    2023StrategyIndieRPG5.84 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North — Steam game cover

    Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North is a gripping, tactical RPG that lets you build a powerful band of adventurers and partake in a grand adventure.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos — Steam game cover

    Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Turn-based, tactical RPG where players command a powerful band of warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    再上一层 — Steam game cover

    再上一层

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Evil forces have infected the continent of Lethia Lain. To defeat the outsiders from a distant universe, brave heroes climb the legendary Tower of Eternity. Thus begins an epic adventure full of thrilling excitement!

    2025IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Epics of Distant Realm: Holy Return — Steam game cover

    Epics of Distant Realm: Holy Return

    Single-player alternative to Distant Realm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Distant Realm.

    Epics Of Distant Realm: Holy Return is a Turn-Based Combat and Story Sci-Fi game that delves into the mythologies of the universe, the terminal of the universe, the Planet of Destiny.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →