Single-player games like Professor of Magical Studies
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Professor of Magical Studies, 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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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
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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Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
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Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
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Atlantis Academy
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
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The Bread Must Rise
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
The Great Godstone Bake-off has arrived! As a hapless baker deeply in debt, you finally have the opportunity to rise to fame and fortune! Under the tutelage of famous chefs , you will learn the arts of baking, breading, and dare you whisper it...necromancy?
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The Dragon and the Djinn
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
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A Crown of Sorcery and Steel
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead a resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you unite the realm and end the queen’s reign of terror... or join her and rule by her side?
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Battlemage: Magic by Mail
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
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Choice of Robots
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
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Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
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Choice of the Deathless
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Professor of Magical Studies.
Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.
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Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
Single-player alternative to Professor of Magical Studies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Professor of Magical Studies.
The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.