Single-player games like Esoteric Ebb
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Esoteric Ebb, 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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Glasshouse
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you!
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Mythscroll
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Forge your story in this fantasy RPG where every choice, encounter, and stat check shapes your journey. Explore the world, equip powerful weapons, master spells, and survive dynamic text-driven adventures, with D&D-inspired character building, turn-based combat, and branching outcomes.
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Vagrus - The Riven Realms
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
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ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
From the creators of Disco Elysium comes ZERO PARADES – an espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Gather your broken network, untangle a web of lies, and prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again.
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Baldur's Gate 3
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
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Sovereign Syndicate
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
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Elysium
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Esoteric Ebb.
Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!