Single-player games like World of Islands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to World of 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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Labyronia RPG
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World of Islands.
Labyronia is an epic RPG. Only by defeating the gods can you, and your friends, save the world.
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Legend of Mysteria RPG
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World of Islands.
An exciting JRPG by the writer of Labyronia. As tensions grow between factions of mages, you are framed for the murder of a demigod. Solve the mystery behind his assassination or risk a war that could send the world into chaos for millenia.
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奇幻与砍杀2 Fantasy & Blade Ⅱ
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with World of Islands.
這是一款高自由度+多元素+帶兵打仗的奇幻世界動作角色扮演遊戲,你將在一個有著各種可能性的開放奇幻世界中創造屬於你的傳奇,將有輕度Rogue、技能搭配、種田跑商、領兵打仗、勢力爭奪、BOSS挑戰等許多玩法可供挖掘。整個世界都會不斷運轉,而你將加速其行程或是改變其方向——
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Diary of Lucie
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with World of Islands.
Diary of Lucie is action-roguelite game made with RPG Maker. In addition to simply avoiding the enemy's barrage, strategically use the enemy's bullet to make the battle situation advantageous!
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Alek - The Lost Kingdom
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with World of Islands.
Alek, the young man who will change Zarabon's World forever. In this adventure, you must rebuild the world of Zarabon in your image. Build villages and manage your production lines with the help of your villagers.
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Valorborn
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with World of Islands.
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
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Border Town
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with World of Islands.
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
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Frozen Flame
Single-player alternative to World of Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with World of Islands.
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.