Single-player games like Darklands
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Darklands, 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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The Vagabond Emperor
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
"The Vagabond Emperor" is a 2D RPG where you start as a simple vagabond and become an emperor. Smite enemies, build a town, create a family, suffer from the curse, do what you want.
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Crusader Kings II
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
- 3
House of Legacy
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Darklands.
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
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逆乱水浒之山贼王
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
The core gameplay involves interacting with NPCs to obtain game resources, joining factions, and recruiting or appointing generals to defeat other factions and unify the realm. The end goal is to challenge and defeat the final boss, completing the game.
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Mystic Land: The Search for Maphaldo
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
An old-school RPG inspired by Wizardry 7, Might and Magic and Eye of the Beholder series. 2d grid-based movement, strategic turn-based combat and lots of places to visit and puzzles to solve.
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The Dragons' Twilight III
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
Join Trace and Mila as they unravel the mysteries of Mystrift Isle. Dragons have suddenly reappeared, and magic has returned to the land! Life, while peaceful and prosperous, had become complacent, but now, adventure awaits!
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Mount & Blade: Warband
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
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Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Darklands.
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Darklands.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Darklands.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
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Dragonsphere
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Darklands.
Newly-crowned King of Callahach! It's been twenty years since your father saved the world by entrapping the evil Sorcerer Sanwe. Now the spell is waning. Sanwe's malevolent force will soon consume the land, and only you can stop him!
- 14
M1 Tank Platoon
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
US Tank Platoons have four M1s. Four soldiers operate each. That's four tanks, sixteen men. And you control the whole shooting match.
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Return of the Phantom
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Darklands.
The legendary Phantom of the Opera has returned! As Inspector Raoul Montand, you are the only one who can pursue the Red Death into the past and prevent him from terrorizing the present in this point and click mystery.
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Lightspeed
Single-player alternative to Darklands — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.