Single-player games like Persephone
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Persephone, 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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Sophia's Path
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Guided by a glowing pendant, Sophia journeys through whimsical worlds to find her lost father. Solve charming turn-based puzzles, befriend misunderstood gods and goddesses and uncover tales of courage and quiet wisdom inspired by Greek mythology.
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The Tale of Bistun
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
The Tale of Bistun follows an amnesiac stone-carver on his journey up the slopes of the Mount Bistun. He’ll have to battle legions of monstrous foes using fast-paced, melee combat and powerful magical abilities as he explores the real world and the mysterious place, known as the Revelations Realm.
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Felix The Reaper
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Felix The Reaper is a challenging and strict 3D puzzle game about bringing humans into deadly situations. You are Felix, the ever-dancing bringer of death, who just so happens to be dangerously in love with Life.
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Toxic Yuri
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
An overworked office lady discovers a sludge girl abandoned in a box and takes her home. A poisonous and fluffy romance begins. Will your relationship be healthy? Disastrous? Completely tepid? The choice is up to you in the only visual novel to prominently feature a literal dead dove.
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Ryugaku Ren'ai
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
A narrative RPG adventure game about coming of age as a foreigner in Japan. Vee Urban moves to quiet suburban Japan and learns that life’s not exactly the exciting manga she expected. But with culture differences, high school problems, language barriers, and blossoming romance–maybe it is?
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Lara Croft GO
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom.
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Wintermoor Tactics Club
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
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Puddle Knights
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.
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Total Party Kill
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions
Single-player alternative to Persephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Persephone.
Explore the imagination of an anxious boy who transforms into “Captain Velvet Meteor” to battle his fear of the unknown! In this meaningful adventure, visit foreign lands and engage in tactical, turn-based combat against hordes of enemies alongside a quirky cast of Shonen Jump+ manga heroes.