Single-player games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, 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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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
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Dragon Age™ Inquisition
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
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Hogwarts Legacy
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
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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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
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Starfield
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
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Fallout 4
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.