Single-player games like The Pale City
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Pale City, 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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Slumberer's Universe
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale City.
Slumberer’s Universe is a psychological horror JRPG about a grieving middle-schooler trapped in a fading world, having to confront buried memories, the parts of himself he's tried to escape, and the question of whether life is still worth living.
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Nazralath: The Fallen World
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Pale City.
Nazralath: The Fallen World is a story-driven, dark fantasy game inspired by the works of Zdzisław Beksiński; focusing on a compelling narrative and exploration through a rich, strong sense of atmosphere.
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クウルウ見聞録
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Pale City.
神育の子が世界を巡るノンフィールドRPG。世界を旅し、個性あふれる多数の仲間とともに見聞を広めてゆきます。
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Mythic Mire
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale City.
A surreal RPG-adventure set in a world between dreams and nightmares. Explore strange environments with your trusty digital Pixie companions.
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Secret of the Rendrasha Blade CH1&2
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale City.
A classic JRPG at heart, but with modern game design elements baked in, with a ton of secrets, hidden humor, easter eggs, and questionable / offensive choices to be made.
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Red Genie: An Eidola Tale
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale City.
Red Genie is a turn-based adventure RPG with a focus on weapon and magic variety, with the ability to swap between any one of ten equipped Weapons. This challenging game has a fantastical aesthetic and a rich soundtrack with a story found through player exploration!
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The Life of Arthur
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale City.
The Life of Arthur is a story-based game with philosophical themes. No combat. Some puzzle-solving. Philosophical choices. For those interested in philosophical ideas, especially the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
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In Vitra - JRPG Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Pale City.
Is there any truth to those rumours of a mysterious affliction spreading all over -In Vitra- ? The four heroes of this role-playing game with a turn-based combat system embark on an epic quest for a cure – and chance upon a far bigger mystery.
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The Age of Decadence
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Pale City.
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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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Pale City.
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.
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ToyMaker
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Pale City.
A creepy lost-media videogame from the past will haunt your dreams.
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Fear & Hunger
Single-player alternative to The Pale City — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pale City.
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.