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Single-player games like Gothic® 3

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Gothic® 3, 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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    Gothic II: Gold Edition — Steam game cover

    Gothic II: Gold Edition

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gothic® 3.

    Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

    2005ActionRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gothic 1 — Steam game cover

    Gothic 1

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gothic® 3.

    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...

    2001ActionRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ArcaniA — Steam game cover

    ArcaniA

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    War covers the southern islands until it finally reaches the idyllic isle of Feshyr. You take on the role as the new nameless hero after your village has been pillaged and destroyed by paladins of the king. Seeking revenge, you soon realize that this cowardly attack did not just happen on a reckless mercenary`s whim.

    2010RPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risen — Steam game cover

    Risen

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risen 3 - Titan Lords — Steam game cover

    Risen 3 - Titan Lords

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    The world has been abandoned by its gods and is scarred from the rampage of the Titans. Humanity is struggling to regain strength. You, however, have more pressing concerns: your own life has been shattered and you must set off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness spreading throughout the world.

    2014RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risen 2: Dark Waters — Steam game cover

    Risen 2: Dark Waters

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt.

    2012RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ELEX — Steam game cover

    ELEX

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gothic® 3.

    ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gothic 1 Remake — Steam game cover

    Gothic 1 Remake

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gothic® 3.

    The Legend is Back - Return to the Valley of the Mines in this faithful remake of the genre-defining classic RPG. Explore a hand-crafted, organic open world that reacts dynamically to your actions in a gritty, unrestricted experience like no other.

    2026ActionRPG49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outward Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Outward Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

    2022RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Messiah of Might & Magic — Steam game cover

    Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gothic® 3.

    Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

    2006ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines — Steam game cover

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gothic® 3.

    Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

    2007Action19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dishonored — Steam game cover

    Dishonored

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Gothic® 3.

    Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

    2012ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Two Worlds II HD — Steam game cover

    Two Worlds II HD

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC.

    2011RPG24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arx Fatalis — Steam game cover

    Arx Fatalis

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gothic® 3.

    This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

    2007RPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ELEX II — Steam game cover

    ELEX II

    Single-player alternative to Gothic® 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Gothic® 3.

    In this sequel to the vintage Open World RPG ELEX, Jax must once again unite the free people of the Science-Fantasy world of Magalan against a new threat - the Skyands, who want to change the face of the planet forever.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →