Single-player games like The Dead End
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Dead End, 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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Apostle: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Dead End.
A sci-fi, turn-based RPG. Humanity has reached a point where the majority of people opt to become cyborgs called Roids. However, social inequality is once again at a breaking point.
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Kamikaze Kommittee Ouka 2
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dead End.
A classic style turn-based RPG. After a spike in crime in the neighborhood of Danmura, "Kamikaze Ouka" is asked to deal with the problem. Seeing how bad the situation has gotten, she agrees to fight the roaming gangs and restore peace to the neighborhood.
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Explorer of Yggdrasil
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Dead End.
After rescuing an armless mage during a chance encounter, the explorer Mei embarks on a journey to reach the top of Yggdrasil, and to uncover the mystery of her forgotten past.
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Serafina and the Key to the Egg
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Dead End.
After receiving a challenge which could determine the future of her village, if not the whole world, Serafina sets out for the city of Mirado. There she will have to do anything she can to take part in auction to win treasure of great power, the Key to the Egg.
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Chevalier Historie
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Dead End.
The fate of a captured princess lies in the hands of a single woman. Using the power of the spirits and a variety of items, the female knight Jeanne must explore the kingdom that's been thrown into chaos to save Princess Lily in this classic-style action RPG.
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Sylphy and the Sleepless Island
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dead End.
One day, professional thief Sylphy learns of the mystical and valuable artifact of the Kingdom of Diezel, but the mission goes sideways and she ends up robbing the island of its night! She has one week to right her wrongs in this action-filled RPG!
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PRIMITIVE HEARTS
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dead End.
A voice calls out and four heroes hear its call. Can they rise to the challenge? Or will the Empire capture the land's Crystals and achieve their evil goals?
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Pray Game
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Dead End.
Washed away to the island of Anatol, Alcy now must embark on a journey to escape the island and find her way to safety.
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The Black Guards of Odom - Desert Town Prison
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You just joined the guards in Odom, a border town full of merchants, travelers, and shady individuals. Soon enough, you'll start climbing the ranks and getting the many perks of a successful career. How far will your ambitions take you?
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My Special Summer Vacation 2
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Dead End.
Boku has been sent to live with his aunt over the course of his summer vacation. The small town where she lives may be out in the sticks, but it still has a number of interesting characters to meet and play with, and plenty of activities for a young man to enjoy!
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Lilialette's Hustle: Getting My Hands Dirty to Save My Guild
Single-player alternative to The Dead End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Dead End.
Lilialette loves life as a guild receptionist, but between the upcoming guild merger and budget cuts, she might be getting fired soon! Help Lilialette get into gear and take on quests to turn her F-Rank guild into a bustling hub for adventurers... and save her dream job, of course!