Single-player games like HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising, 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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Innsmouth 22
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
In this visual novel the main character, Lorenzo Righi, an Italian Professor, is invited to a meeting of History Scholars held in Boston. Excited and flattered by the invitation, he discovers that something else, hidden and mysterious, awaits for him.
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Flesh Blossom
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
Experience the horror of this Victorian-inspired medical RPG. As Doctor Parsnip Green, you’ll point-and-click your way through difficult choices as you investigate the disease’s origin, operate on patients, and fight to save those you love - all while managing your own dwindling sanity.
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Before They Catch Us
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
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The Pigment
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
Milan, 1963. Inherit your uncle's mysterious studio and discover a color that shouldn't exist. In this cosmic horror gamebook, you must balance your Sanity and Lucidity as you uncover the secret of the 12th canvas. Will you finish the work, or let the pigment consume your mind?
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The Casting of Frank Stone™
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
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Arcadie II: Cold Lands
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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The Tree
Single-player alternative to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.
Grow an emblematic tree in each different world inspired by popular folklore (Brocéliandre forest, Native Americans, Vikings, Medieval Japan).