Single-player games like Ephemera
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ephemera, 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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Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Ephemera.
Deep beneath the earth, the dragon is rising! Quest into ancient caverns, learn magical lore, and draw strength from friends and family to save your home! A text-based interactive fantasy novel.
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My Final Cursed Days
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Ephemera.
My Final Cursed Days is a fantasy mix of dungeon-crawling RPG and time-management life-sim made for the Game Boy! Navigate a strange dungeon in the first-person. Fight monsters, find magic artifacts, make choices, chat with villagers! You only have so much time left after all.
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Ludus: A Gladiator Story
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ephemera.
A fully voiced branching narrative RPG of the Roman arena with a unique engraving and VO for every choice and outcome. Four origins, over 1,800 choices, and 19 endings. You will bleed on the sand. The only question is whether you bleed for them, or for yourself. Every choice leaves a scar.
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Football Story
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ephemera.
Football Story is a cozy football RPG and life sim about growing up, friendship, and a dream. Develop your skills, explore the town of Lumen Bay, help its residents, and build your own street football team. Rise from your first neighborhood matches to victory over the pros!
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Lords of Infinity
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemera.
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Ephemera.
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
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This Grand Life 2
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Ephemera.
A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.
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这个CEO我当定了！
Single-player alternative to Ephemera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Ephemera.
《这个ceo我当定了！》跟随着主人公（林燃）的求职机遇，进入这职场之中的龙争虎斗。财富与名望，就在选择之间，抓住机遇，成就事业。在这暗斗之中，是为利益与虎谋皮？还是无畏恐惧向死而生？这职场ceo我当定了！