Single-player games like Risen 2: Dark Waters
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Risen 2: Dark Waters, 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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Risen
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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.
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Risen 3 - Titan Lords
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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.
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Gothic 1
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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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Gothic II: Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!
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Gothic® 3
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.
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Gothic Playable Teaser
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
The Kingdom of Myrtana has been invaded by an implacable horde of orcs. King Rhobar II, in need of a large quantity of magical ore in order to forge powerful weapons, operates the Khorinis mines with all available prisoners.
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ArcaniA
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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.
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ELEX II
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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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LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an action adventure game that brings the Pirates of the Caribbean world and all its colorful characters to life in LEGO Brick form. Players experience all the memorable scenes from all four films in the humorous and quirky LEGO Video Games style.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
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Fable
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
Become the Hero you want to be in an immersive open-world action-RPG where each choice shapes your journey, reputation is everything, and fairytale endings are never guaranteed.
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ELEX
Single-player alternative to Risen 2: Dark Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Risen 2: Dark Waters.
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.