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Single-player games like Neighboring Islands

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Neighboring 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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    The Pirate's Fate — Steam game cover

    The Pirate's Fate

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Summer Meetings — Steam game cover

    Summer Meetings

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Road to Empress Ⅱ — Steam game cover

    Road to Empress Ⅱ

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Play as the protagonist in this live-action interactive palace survival drama! Take a dynasty's fate into your own hands in Road to Empress II, the new content of the global hit. Defy fate, navigate intrigue, and claim the throne of power. You decide it all!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation14.40 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    花奴令 Huanu Poems — Steam game cover

    花奴令 Huanu Poems

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Choice of the Pirate — Steam game cover

    Choice of the Pirate

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!

    2016IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pugmire: Treasure of the Sea Dogs — Steam game cover

    Pugmire: Treasure of the Sea Dogs

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Intrigue between dogs and cats in a thrilling adventure! Can you defeat a bloodthirsty cat pirate and recover the Corgi Pearls?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood — Steam game cover

    The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

    2023IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth — Steam game cover

    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeons & Vampires — Steam game cover

    Dungeons & Vampires

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Dungeons & Vampires- addictive step-by-step role-playing role-playing Roguelike-game with a gothic atmosphere, combining Dungeon Crawler and Clicker mechanics. Teach your hunters to vampires, clearing the way through dangerous procedurally-generated dungeons.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Jack Story — Steam game cover

    Black Jack Story

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    In the game, you act as a participant in a large card tournament "Golden Skull", held among the best players from all over the world.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual0.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OMNIMUS — Steam game cover

    OMNIMUS

    Single-player alternative to Neighboring Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neighboring Islands.

    Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.

    2019IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →