Single-player games like Alaris
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Alaris, 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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Arcadia Fallen
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alaris.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
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Sigh of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alaris.
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
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Winds of Change
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alaris.
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
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Arcade Spirits
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alaris.
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alaris.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alaris.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alaris.
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.
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Cabernet
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alaris.
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
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Gilded Shadows
Single-player alternative to Alaris — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alaris.
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.