Single-player games like Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy, 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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The End of You
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
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the Devil rais'd the storm
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
The Devil rais'd the storm is a mysterious science fiction visual novel with point-and-click elements. Unravel a tense and moody story as you navigate your new role stationed at a strange outpost on a remote planet.
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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
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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Bahnsen Knights
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
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Venba
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
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Sky of Tides
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
Sky of Tides is a choice-driven isometric sci-fi adventure following Rin D’Lorah as she searches for her missing father in a shattered world where oceans float in the sky. Shape her through decisions, balance who she is becoming, and uncover a mystery where every choice quietly rewrites the future.
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Unusual Findings
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.
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Red Dreams
Single-player alternative to Verne: The Shape of Fantasy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Verne: The Shape of Fantasy.
Year: 2199. Exoplanet Kiwa. In this psychological thriller, your best friend disappears while investigating the red ocean that alters memories through dreams. Time moves more slowly on Kiwa, and every minute is crucial to saving her — but can you trust who you are?