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Single-player games like Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, 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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    Sovereign Syndicate — Steam game cover

    Sovereign Syndicate

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.

    2024RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Rediscover the beloved RPG classic— now enhanced for modern adventurers! Gather your party of heroes and continue the legendary adventure in this story-rich fantasy epic where every choice matters.

    2013AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shattering Obsidian — Steam game cover

    Shattering Obsidian

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    An RPG inspired by the classics, and based upon a series of published stories. A deep, character-driven adventure, in a Fantasy-Steampunk world of betrayal and intrigue.

    2020RPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness — Steam game cover

    Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.

    2022IndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

    2018RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Eternity — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition — Steam game cover

    Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!

    2018AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Temple of Elemental Evil — Steam game cover

    The Temple of Elemental Evil

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Years ago a demoness’s elemental cult ruled from a temple near Nulb until the Circle of Eight razed it. Now bandits stalk Hommlet and dark forces gather at the ruins. In this classic party‑based D&D RPG, unmask their true purpose and confront the reborn evil before chaos engulfs the land.

    2025RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 4 — Steam game cover

    Fallout 4

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    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.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.

    2013AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic — Steam game cover

    Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

    For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines — Steam game cover

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

    Single-player alternative to Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 →