Single-player games like ARIDA: Backland's Awakening
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening, 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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LOST EMBER
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
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Shelter
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?
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Help Will Come Tomorrow
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.
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Dordogne
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
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Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
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Farewell North
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
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Herdling
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
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Summer in Mara
Single-player alternative to ARIDA: Backland's Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA: Backland's Awakening.
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.