Single-player games like Nine Islands
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Nine Islands, 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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Fifth Sun: New Fire
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
Survive the world of Mesoamerican mythology - alone or with friends. Gather, build, and survive your way through hostile wilds. Raid dungeons, appease the gods, and slay their monsters to offer them as sacrifices at the grand altar to reignite the Fifth Sun and open the gateway to the past suns.
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The Last King
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Command a fearless Greek army against Persian invasion. Recruit, train, and promote your army. Build marching camp, resource gathering stations, trade outposts and REBUILD your razed city. Master ancient war tactics and strategies to defeat your enemies
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ShelfQuest
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
A survival crafting game where you build the entire world from the ground up, while fighting the gods of Olympus, and becoming the strongest being in the universe!
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Eldrem: Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
Ride your dragon to the top of the food chain as you tame, breed, and raise fantastic creatures. Channel your creatures magic powers in brutal third person combat. Explore the open world, discover new creatures, wield their skills and build your fortress in the Crystal Sky Islands.
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SkyCraft
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
Skycraft is an open-world survival game for 1-10 players, set in infinite procedurally-generated floating islands.
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IslaNode Rescue Signal
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
IslaNode Rescue Signal it is a unique survival adventure ,set on deserted island where you have nothing but natural resources. Stranded alone, you’ll need to explore, gather materials, and craft with unique node-based crafting system.
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Echo Maiden
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
This is an RPG game where you will follow our protagonist to fight and save lives!
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Dwarf Land
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
Embark on a journey in Dwarf Land, a procedurally generated open world. Master modular building amidst dense forests and towering peaks. Unleash creativity in crafting, hunting, and mining. Discover dwarven culture in a vibrant sandbox simulation. Dwarf Land awaits, a realm of endless possibilities.
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NavalStrike
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nine Islands.
Retro two player turn-by-turn tactical naval game. Play against the computer or your friends. Play 1v1 deathmatch on procedurally generated maps or complete historic campaigns including escorting tankers in the Straight of Hormuz and search and destroy the Bismarck in the Northern Sea.
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Ashmoor
Single-player alternative to Nine Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
The land whispers, something is changing. Is it alive? Ashmoor is an open world PvE survival horror game where you explore a tainted land and solve the mystery to escape. Craft defences. Survive the brutal night. Learn the secrets. Escape Alive.