Single-player games like Near-Mage
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Near-Mage, 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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Anemorie
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
A girl with a fragile heart. A gift to see forgotten memories. Dive into Anna’s world where every object holds a story—and one memory may change her life forever.
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Cozy Crunch
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
A cozy, upgrade-filled, adventure that goes from curious kitty to unstoppable leaf-crunching beast. Stomp, explore, and uncover cozy forest secrets with your magical fairy guide.
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Sky of Tides
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
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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Wylde Flowers
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Near-Mage.
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
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Passage: A Job Interview Simulator!
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
Navigate the corporate world in this narrative VN adventure with the help of your trusty cat (who just so happens to be a god!?) Battle wits with corporate bosses! Unlock multiple endings with 10+ hours of Visual Novel gameplay, answering the question: will you end up in the job of your dreams?
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Night in the Woods
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Near-Mage.
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
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The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
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Danchi Days
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
A slice-of-life adventure with a comedic-yet-bittersweet story set in a 2000s Japanese neighborhood! Play as 12-year-old Hoshino, revive a summer festival, reconnect with neighbors, and uncover truths about her grandma living with dementia.
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Open Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
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Hogwarts Legacy
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Near-Mage.
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Near-Mage.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Mage.
Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!
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Hocus Focus
Single-player alternative to Near-Mage — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A cozy gamified focus tool to help you work, study, or relax to soothing tunes. Customize your space and summon your focus with productivity tools. You’re a student in a magic university - control time and weather, unlock new locations, collect cute Mitzkins, and level up in-game and in real life!