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Single-player games like Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, 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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    Single Malt Apocalypse — Steam game cover

    Single Malt Apocalypse

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Save the sleepy mining town from a cosmic threat in this late 80s-style adventure with RPG elements. Retro to the core!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland 3 — Steam game cover

    Wasteland 3

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    2020StrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Torment: Tides of Numenera — Steam game cover

    Torment: Tides of Numenera

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heliostar: Space Galleon — Steam game cover

    Heliostar: Space Galleon

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Heliostar: Space Galleon is a turn-based combat RPG where you play as the captain of a stellar sailing spaceship. Guide your ship and crew through adventures of exploration, trade or piracy: become a captain of legends amidst galactic wars and cosmic horrors.

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Agent of Strange — Steam game cover

    Agent of Strange

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Agent of Strange is a dark role-playing thriller where every mission is a labyrinth of choices and possibilities. You play as a Conspirator who infiltrates a sealed city ruled by the monstrous Family. Overthrow the regime, uncover occult secrets, and shape the City's fate.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rakshasa — Steam game cover

    Rakshasa

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Rakshasa is a first-person, narrative-driven RPG set in modern India, where a hidden world of Tantrik spellcasters and ancient mythological horrors operate on the margins of society. Rakshasa blends brutal turn-based combat with deep roleplaying full of meaningful player choices.

    RPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baldur's Gate 3 — Steam game cover

    Baldur's Gate 3

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 4 — Steam game cover

    Fallout 4

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sinking City Remastered — Steam game cover

    The Sinking City Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

    2021ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cats and the Other Lives — Steam game cover

    Cats and the Other Lives

    Single-player alternative to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.

    2022Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →