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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My Friend, Dysentery
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
A darkly comedic "Horribly Realistic Fantasy Travel Simulator" survival adventure roguelike inspired by Oregon Trail. Journey to the Promised Land to kill a dragon! Fight monsters, manage supplies & disasters, and learn that fantasy journeys are nothing heroic like the films, but cripplingly brutal.
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Kowloon 666
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with When We Arrive.
Sequel to "School 666". Welcome to Kowloon Walled City!!! A co-op horror game about Kowloon, made by Lokin who still living in Kowloon.
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Arcrelium
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When We Arrive.
A tactical deck-builder on a hex grid where your gear is your deck, every action is a card, and your only resource is the cards in your hand. Fight solo through scaling roguelite levels or battle friends online.
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Attuned
Single-player alternative to When We Arrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with When We Arrive.
Classic MMO dungeons as a 1-4 player co-op rogue-like! Randomized selections of spells, rooms and bosses offer unique challenges each time you form your party and enter the dungeon. Chase loot to prepare for the toughest encounters but manage your risk or you might not even make it there.
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Bravest Burden
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 for a fellowship of four. Create your hero and brave a ravaged world with up to 3 friends or strangers. Survive brutal encounters, overcome obstacles, hunt for powerful gear to perfect your build, and stand together to protect the prophecy.
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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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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!