Single-player games like The Hollow Grounds
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Hollow Grounds, 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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Ecliptica
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Hollow Grounds.
Ecliptica is a first-person open-world colony survival simulator with a fully dynamic economy. Set on a hostile alien planet, you'll found corporations, fight for resources, and build a sustainable future—or be wiped out by ruthless nature, politics, and competition.
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Voldark
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Hollow Grounds.
Voldark is an open-world survival crafting game set in a dangerous forest filled with mutant creatures. Gather resources, craft tools and weapons, level up your character, build and defend your base while surviving relentless nighttime attacks.
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Market at Moonfall
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Hollow Grounds.
Build and manage a medieval fantasy market by day, then defend it from the monsters your merchants attract at night. Interview strange sellers, shape your town, upgrade your gear, and decide how much danger is worth the profit.
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Phantom of the Grove
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Hollow Grounds.
A fungal fairycore colony sim where you are the vengeful spirit of an ancient forest. Possess and gaslight invaders into fighting each other, reclaim their bodies as fuel for the Grove, and guide your Seely mushroom children to build and expand. The Grove is done being nice.
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Painted Kingdoms: Tower Defense & Firefighting
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Hollow Grounds.
Painted Kingdoms is a minimalist strategy game where you paint, build, and defend your Kingdom of paper. Harness the power of paint to protect it from relentless flames and enemy hordes. Will your Painted Kingdom survive the next wave?
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Tia:weird hunter
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with The Hollow Grounds.
Welcome to Tia: Weird Hunter, a hand-drawn 2D action RPG. Unleash fast, fluid combos, and take on fierce boss battles that will test your reflexes and skills. Play as the mysterious Scythe Maiden as you explore the vivid, fantastical city known as the Faceless City.
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Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Hollow Grounds.
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.
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Beyond the Map
Single-player alternative to The Hollow Grounds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Hollow Grounds.
Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.