Single-player games like Craterlands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Craterlands, 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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Polygeddon
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Craterlands.
You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!
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Plains of Pain
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Craterlands.
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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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Craterlands.
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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Unturned
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Craterlands.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Craterlands.
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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Ars Notoria
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Craterlands.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
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Ares Virus2
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Craterlands.
The "Ares Virus" series of games is widely acclaimed for its unique combat and individual style of painting. Now that the sequel is back, it will give you an unprecedented experience.
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Fargone
Single-player alternative to Craterlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Craterlands.
Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.