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Single-player games like Tyranny

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Tyranny, 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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    Pillars of Eternity — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

    2018RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition — Steam game cover

    Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition

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

    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!

    2018AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avaria: Iron Rule — Steam game cover

    Avaria: Iron Rule

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    An isometric, party-based, real-time with pause RPG exploring the taboos of colonialism, power, punishment and the rule of law. Set in a rich fantasy world, Avaria: Iron Rule offers complex choices, deep dialogues and intense tactical battles inspired by classics of the genre.

    RPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

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

    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.

    2013AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

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

    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.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness — Steam game cover

    Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.

    2022IndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serpent in the Staglands — Steam game cover

    Serpent in the Staglands

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

    A true role-playing adventure. Set in the icy Staglands, this party-based CRPG has you take the role of a trapped god on a perilous journey across a beautiful, deadly peninsula.

    2015AdventureRPG13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

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

    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!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

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

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    2017StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dragon Age: Origins — Steam game cover

    Dragon Age: Origins

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    When history tells the story of the Fifth Blight, what will be said about the hero who turned the tide against the darkspawn? Determine your legacy and fight for Thedas as a noble dwarf, an elf far from home, a mage apprentice, or a customized hero of your own design.

    2009RPGDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadowrun Returns — Steam game cover

    Shadowrun Returns

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

    The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ — Steam game cover

    STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

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

    It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

    2009AdventureRPG2.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ — Steam game cover

    STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?

    2012RPG2.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout: New Vegas — Steam game cover

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grounded — Steam game cover

    Grounded

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

    The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ — Steam game cover

    South Park™: The Stick of Truth™

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

    From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.

    2014ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Outer Worlds — Steam game cover

    The Outer Worlds

    Single-player alternative to Tyranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tyranny.

    The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

    2020RPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grounded 2 — Steam game cover

    Grounded 2

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

    Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.

    2025ActionAdventureEarly Access29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →