Single-player games like MONARK
Below are 22 single-player Steam games similar to MONARK, 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 โ Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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๐ขGaia's Melody II: ECHOED MEMORIES
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Echoed Memories is a dark psychological love story, with character development, understanding and acceptance at its core. It holds a balance of bright and cheerful to emotional and depressing, and follows the protagonists as they come to terms with their traumas.
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ๆต่ปขใฎใธใงใใ
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Emotion becomes power. In the Afterworld, walk beside a same-sex partner in this turn-based dark fantasy RPG, where your words and choices shape the bond between you โ and which of four endings you reach. Full English localization available at launch โ Japanese and English supported from day one.
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The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
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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Persona 3 Portable
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
If I say thereโs an hour โhiddenโ between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour.
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Star Knightess Aura
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Follow Aura's adventure as she is thrust into the fantasy world of Roya. What she initially believed to follow the conventional plotline of a "summoned to another world"-story quickly turns into her worst nightmare.
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YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.
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Persona 3 Reload
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
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BLACK SOULS
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awakenโa nameless undead.
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SCARLET NEXUS
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
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Perso
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Perso is an atmospheric puzzle game. Collecting relics within each level will slowly reveal what and where you are. You will be in control of at least five cubes, each with different abilities. Use them all to find your way.
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Disgaea PC
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
The hotheaded Laharl seeks to be the next big Overlord in the Netherworld...and will destroy anyone that gets in his way! With his devious vassal Etna and the angel trainee Flonne as his unlikely allies, he must battle his way to supremacy and retake the throne in this over-the-top RPG adventure!
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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A Persona 4 Smackdown!
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Persona 5 Royal
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
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The Caligula Effect 2
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles. Our protagonists discover the truth and form the Go-Home Club to return to reality. Make your way home with companions bearing heavy burdens in this school-themed RPG.
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FINAL FANTASY
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
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CRYSTAR
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
For when I weep, then I am strong. Battle through Purgatory as Rei to help save her sister in this Action RPG. Switch freely between four playable characters, and uncover each one of their pasts to see the sorrows they have endured.
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The ultimate digital Vanguard experience that includes an original story set in the world of overDress! Compete with players worldwide with "Ranked Fight," play solo casually with "CPU Fight," and enjoy the game and experience the world of Vanguard at your own pace via many other fight modes.
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CRYMACHINA
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required.
CRYMACHINA is an action RPG where mechanical girls strive to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to become โReal Humans''. But what does it mean to be a โReal Humanโ?
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
"Cardfight!! Vanguard," has newly come to digital game! Over 3,000 cards for the Standard format! A brand-new original story shares the world of anime series unfolds! Enjoy your own cardfight experience!!
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The Caligula Effect: Overdose
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, ฮผ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?
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The Alliance Alive HD Remastered
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
Rise up and ignite the resistance in The Alliance Alive HD Remastered! Explore diverse realms, awaken new skills mid-battle, and forge alliances to challenge the Daemons that have taken over the world!
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Lost Dimension
Single-player alternative to MONARK โ playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with MONARK.
In the near future a terrorist mastermind, known only as โThe Endโ, threatens humanity with nuclear armageddon. A special task force, the S.E.A.L.E.D team, are the only ones who can stop him: a group of young combatants with incredible abilities and each with a mysterious past.