Single-player games like Hard to Be a God
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Hard to Be a God, 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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Warped Point
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
Explore the unknown, master your weapons, and face the corruption and dangers that lurk while you embrace the chaos. Welcome to Warped Point, a mysterious world on the brink of collapse.
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The World of Enemies with You
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
A Novel × Turn-Based RPG told through seven perspectives. Join Mahoru, a new Hunter of αh, and enter Outrealm, a world threatened by Enemies. Experience strategic battles and a story where each perspective reveals a different truth. Uncover the secrets of this world. これで約260〜280文字程度です。
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School Girl RPG
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
Mio was just an ordinary schoolgirl until an accident on her commute transported her to another world. There, she is hailed as the chosen Hero! To find a way back home, she must fulfill her heroic destiny. She must defeat the Demon Emperor and her wicked subordinates who plot to conquer the realm!
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Unheeded Influences
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
A spiritual journey in the life of an elemental soul in our mythologies and legends. A unique adventure infused with 12 elements: fire, time, shadow, water... Unlock powerful spells and influence the game of other players. Fast travel through spirit realms, and try to survive in physical ones.
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Nomad Knight: Blunt Blade Theory
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
ARPG with a directional melee combat; time-based parrying and dodgerolling, 3 stats when leveling, Normal aRPG and Roguelite modes, 4 different types of weapons (16 total weapons) and 6 different armors, a compact open world for you to explore; and a mission to kill the Renegade Lord of the Citadel.
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Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
Guide Tahira, the 20-year old princess of Avestan, through the most challenging night of her life in this epic tactical turn-based adventure. You must fight to save your people from the genocidal Astral Empire on a world fallen into a medieval dark age after the collapse of a spacefaring civilisation.
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LIVE A LIVE
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Steam! Experience this legendary RPG, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.
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The Last Oricru - Final Cut
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
Enter a world beyond imagination with The Last Oricru - Final Cut. An action RPG, The Last Oricru - Final Cut unravels in a fantasy world blending sci-fi and medieval elements to deliver an experience like no other. Seize your destiny and take your place in this adventure for single or co-op play.
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Gothic 1
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
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S T A R E
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are alone in an unfamiliar place that grows increasingly restless with your every step. Find and break all the seals before you draw too much attention...
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hard to Be a God.
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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UberSoldier II
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Deal another deadly blow to fascism!
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UberSoldier
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Get ready for an epic World War II adventure like no other with UberSoldier! Immerse yourself in a gripping first-person shooter that will transport you to the heart of the action. This game developed by Burut Creative Team will have you on the edge of your seat.
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Cannon Fodder 3
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Cannon Fodder 3 is a tactical action game, which inherited the style and traditions of the original game. The war goes on and its scale is nearly the same as before. 500 conscripts are sent to meet their destiny. What awaits them? A general's stars or a bed of honor?
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Kreed: Battle for Savitar
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Before you lies the story of a legendary Legion, destined in the distant future to reshape Earth’s civilization and lead its mission among the stars. A future in which humanity will achieve victory in the decisive battle for the Savitar space station.
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Kreed
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Kreed, a massive gravity field of unknown proportions, is threatening to swallow the galaxy whole. As a soldier marooned there, you must fight for your survival against hordes of alien marauders and unearth the dark secret behind the mysterious space anomaly.
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M.I.A.: Mission in Asia
Single-player alternative to Hard to Be a God — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Tensions were growing on the border of Slaviya. Secret service of Primorye put subversive activities on a wide scale confronted by Federal Security Service (FSS) of Russian Federation. FSS receives information that one of FSS agents was over-recruited by Secret service of Primorye.