Single-player games like Dust and Salt
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Dust and Salt, 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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Fabled Lands
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.
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Inkbound
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dust and Salt.
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
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Dark Deity
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
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Rogue Waters
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Dust and Salt.
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
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The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a tabletop adventure come to life! This fantasy solo RPG combines unique, simultaneous turn-based combat with a journey that changes based on each figurine you take into Firetop Mountain! Which hero will you take into Zagor's lair THIS time?
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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dust and Salt.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
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Arco
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dust and Salt.
A Mesoamerican fantasy RPG that blends turn-based and real-time combat. Explore the world through three handcrafted stories forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge.
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Forged of Blood
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.
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The Age of Decadence
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dust and Salt.
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
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The Banner Saga
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dust and Salt.
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
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Fighting Fantasy Legends
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
Create your own adventures in a dangerous land of monsters, treasures and traps. From renowned authors Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone (co-founders of Games Workshop) and Nomad Games, Fighting Fantasy Legends is a role-playing card game set in the world of Fighting Fantasy.
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Open Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
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Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
The Battle for Murk is an interactive narrative set in a gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Uncover the truth behind a treacherous conspiracy in a race against time to save your hometown from falling into the hands of a cruel leader.
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Trap for Winners
Single-player alternative to Dust and Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dust and Salt.
A gripping sci-fi interactive thriller that lets you shape your own character and his morality. YOU make the choices – and suffer the consequences!