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Single-player games like Valorborn

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Valorborn, 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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    KINGDOMS — Steam game cover

    KINGDOMS

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valorborn.

    KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tattered Banners — Steam game cover

    Tattered Banners

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Valorborn.

    Lead a mercenary company in a turn-based tactics RPG set in a dynamic, simulated world shaped by your actions. Recruit, equip, and evolve your warband to survive a medieval-fantasy realm where cities rise and fall, noble houses pursue personal agendas, and the land bears the scars of your decisions.

    2026StrategyAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kenshi — Steam game cover

    Kenshi

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Valorborn.

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SAELIG — Steam game cover

    SAELIG

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valorborn.

    SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tinkerlands — Steam game cover

    Tinkerlands

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Valorborn.

    Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wartales — Steam game cover

    Wartales

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valorborn.

    Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Builders — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Builders

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Valorborn.

    City Builder meets Action RPG! Build your kingdom building by building, having villagers join your side. Lead them to expand your empire, defeating foes hindering your empire's growth.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enshrouded — Steam game cover

    Enshrouded

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valorborn.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Land of the Vikings — Steam game cover

    Land of the Vikings

    Single-player alternative to Valorborn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Valorborn.

    Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!

    2023Strategy25.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →