Single-player games like When We Arrive
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to When We Arrive, 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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FORJ
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with When We Arrive.
Fight through cursed arenas, extract with the loot, and reforge it into power. A co-op action roguelite where hand-built golems mine, craft and run your shop while you battle, and every weapon can be enhanced, imbued, socketed and rerolled at your forge.
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Nomën Ipsa
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
Hardcore, retro-styled RPG focused on boss fights with interesting mechanics. Demanding. At times grind-y. There are leaderboards to climb! You can team up with your friends (so they can call you useless when you inevitably miss a mechanic), or go solo. Your call, play however you want.
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Whisperborn: Child of the Forest
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
Whipserborn is a dark 2D roguelike set in a living forest shaped by sorrow. Explore procedurally generated levels, craft powerful spell combos, upgrade a mysterious hub, and uncover your forgotten soul’s truth—alone or in seamless co-op.
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Paper Nomad
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
Your token, character sheets, and maps are endlessly customizable so you can adapt games to fit your quests, or create your own rules from scratch. Spark adventure, foster creativity, forge friendships, and unite tabletop communities across the globe with games that are easy to play.
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플라워던전
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
Choose a beautiful hero and grow stronger as you battle through unpredictable dungeons in this pixel art roguelite adventure RPG! Begin your journey into a dungeon filled with hundreds of events, enemies, and hidden secrets...!
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Gniewomir
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
Open-world RPG with deck-building elements allowing you to combat weird enemies in a weird world where you play as weird characters. Go punch a dog for being ugly, or a stork for being horny. You can even punch a dinosaur!
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Warlocks Nexus
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
In Warlocks Nexus, your medieval realm faces an existential threat: an invasion from beyond. This isn't just about survival; it's about adaptation. Explore a fully destructible, voxel world, scavenge for resources, and craft your way through incursions.
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Shadows of Beginnings
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
A dark fantasy action RPG. Arrive as an Outsider. Earn your place, rebuild a town from ash, master your class, and face the creatures threatening to consume what little remains. Your legend starts from nothing.
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Store It!
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with When We Arrive.
Store things, earn money with it and improve your warehouse! You play a small, cute robot who uses his Gravity-Gun to take care of his customers' belongings, but be careful not to break anything!