Single-player games like Cavern of Time
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Cavern of Time, 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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Choose Wisely
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
This game features no specific hero. You, as the player, can decide who makes it out alive. Your actions determine the outcome of the game. In total there are 9 playable characters and more than 50 different paths.
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OH! RPG!
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Heroes always win! But what happens to those who don't? Play as unique and colorful characters as the world comes to an end after our heroes' utter defeat.
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Beyond Reality
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Join the crew of the Alpha Omega Company in a journey through science fiction and fantasy, as secrets lie beyond the reality you've always known. Prevent a war, abolish pollution and rewrite history in the very fabric of the world's past!
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- Arcane Raise -
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Arcane Raise is a role-playing video game franchise, wherein a group of resurrected hunters known as Shades, fight alongside humans against monsters in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by an infestation. Do you have what it takes to survive this hostile land?
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Last Word
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.
In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.
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The Deal
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
The Deal unravels the story of Cyrus, Myrella, Jonathan and Donna, while they traverse through the colorful continent of Carca, in a 10+ hours enthralling adventure!
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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cavern of Time.
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
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寇莎梅特:困世迷情 Consummate:Missing World
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.
This is a cure Department of small fresh plot to the chamber of Secrets escape game, rich in 18 kinds of endings, a lot of funny content and hidden secrets.
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Star Merchant
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
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Redemption: Eternal Quest
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Redemption: Eternal Quest is a casual RPG/Sim game which combines the feel of an RPG with roster management sim mechanics. You become the leader of a band of adventurers, guiding them through quests, watching them grow and signing them to pacts while keeping your gold pouch filled.
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Fantasy Kingdom Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Fantasy Kingdom Simulator transports you into a medieval realm where you reign as King of four villages, and your duty is to help them grow and blossom into fully developed cities. You'll be making meaningful choices, important decisions and face the consequences if you plan poorly.
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Elysium: Blood Games
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
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Streets of Chaos
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Streets of Chaos is a unique strategy/board game where you become the leader of a resistance in an apocalyptic world. Features a randomly generated world each game, high-res graphics and original music, and an open-ended strategy model that evolves and encourages thought and planning.
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Catacombs 1: Demon War
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.
Catacombs 1: Demon War is the first of a 3-chapter RPG/Adventure that puts you into the shoes of a brave young hero, building your strength to face long-buried secrets, deception and betrayal.
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Nightingale Downs
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cavern of Time.
You play a deer, tasked by your clan leader with a most urgent mission: Find and sabotage the plans of a local human settlement, intent on destroying your homeland. Your journey will be long, through dangerous jungles and facing many natural predators. Will you save your home?
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Finish Line Manager
Single-player alternative to Cavern of Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.
Ever dreamed of owning and managing your own car racing team? Redline Ultimate Racing allows you to make your dreams come true! Take control of either a randomly generated racing universe or load your own custom-created universe into the game.