Single-player games like Nighthold
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Nighthold, 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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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Dune: Awakening
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
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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Necesse
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
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Voidtrain
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
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Conan Exiles
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
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Windrose
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
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Crashlands
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
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Quest Hunter
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Quest Hunter is an isometric action-RPG where your choice drives the story. Find tons of treasures and secrets, solve puzzles, equip your character, level up your skills and finish off enemy bosses. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
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Nighthold: Number 1
Single-player alternative to Nighthold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nighthold.
Investigate a starship crash, explore a hostile world, build shelters and survive nightly attacks of the Rot. Tear down any structure and experience total freedom of action.