Single-player games like Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls, 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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Avernum: Escape From the Pit
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
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Avadon 2: The Corruption
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Avadon 2: The Corruption is a huge, indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the second chapter in the epic Avadon trilogy. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law.
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Avadon 3: The Warborn
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Huge, old-school, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Features an epic story and tactical, turn-based combat. Explore cunning dungeons, hunt for 100s of magical artifacts, and use dozens of magical abilities. Many different endings. Will you save your people or betray them? It's up to you.
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Avadon: The Black Fortress
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
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Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
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Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
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Avernum 3: Ruined World
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
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Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.
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Exile
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
A survival city-builder unlike any other—shaped by rolling hills, guide generations, and grow without limits. No cap on scale, no slowdown, just strategy and survival at your pace.
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Geneforge 1
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
Geneforge is an Indie fantasy role-playing game, the first game in the five-part Geneforge Saga. It features an enormous world, the ability to create your own army of lethal, totally obedient creatures, and a cunning enemy AI with foes who can go on patrols, stalk you, and run for help. Geneforge has a huge and open storyline.
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
Single-player alternative to Avernum 2: Crystal Souls — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dungeons, varied and cunning foes, 100s of artifacts to find or craft, and a really cool story.