Single-player games like Rathe: The Beginning
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rathe: The Beginning, 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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La Maledizione dell'Uccello Serpente
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
A JRPG game with a fantasy setting and retro style. Warning: the game is in Italian.
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Crystal Covenant
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
A turn-based RPG, featuring pixel style graphics and 3D animations during battles. Target enemy weaknesses to stun and lower their defenses, and then finish them by using Boost Points to increase the strength or number of attacks a character uses in battle to inflict massive damage!
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FINAL FANTASY IV
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
The original FINAL FANTASY IV comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the fourth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.
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The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
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封神榜2022
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
This game takes Nezha, Xiaolongnv, Yang Jian and Jiang Taigong as the protagonists. It tells the legendary story of the protagonists going to various places to adventure, and finally to Chaoge City to destroy the three demons and defeat King Zhou.
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8-Bit Adventures 2
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
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Crystal Project
Single-player alternative to Rathe: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rathe: The Beginning.
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.