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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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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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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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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Gamedec - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
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The Thaumaturge
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Single-player alternative to Esoteric Ebb — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Esoteric Ebb.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
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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.