Single-player games like The Necromancer's Tale
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Necromancer's Tale, 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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Vagrus - The Riven Realms
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
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The Thaumaturge
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
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Esoteric Ebb
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
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Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
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Sovereign Syndicate
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
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The Age of Decadence
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
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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Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
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Cultist Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
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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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
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Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Necromancer's Tale.
Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with The Necromancer's Tale.
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with The Necromancer's Tale.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Goblins and Grottos
Single-player alternative to The Necromancer's Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Necromancer's Tale.
Reverse the roles & play as a goblin rather than a knight or wizard in this parody dungeon game. Level editor & online sharing - Mario Maker with goblins! Watch your family get blasted by a lvl 100 paladin & embark on an epic quest of revenge, beset on all sides by greedy powerleveling adventurers.