Single-player games like City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo, 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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Celestine
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Celestine, by the makers of Final Battle, features an enthralling story with many twists and turns, and a gameplay to satisfy the itch of RPG players. It is a must-have for fans of the old Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire.
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Echoes of Numa
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Jessabel is the guardian of the next Vessel, Allegra. Responsible for training her, she'll soon find out that there is more to Allegra than she could have ever imagined. This 1 Vessel has the power to change everything. It's Jessabel's duty to make sure Allegra does well. For the sake of humankind.
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Into the Abyss
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
You are Sonja, a student of necromancy fighting to rid the world of a terrible illness that's taking the lives of all mankind. Fight alongside a zombie, a witch and even death in this exciting journey of persistence, friendship and determination!
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Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
The girls of Gensokyo weave together a DRPG with not-so-easy boss fights! Form a party of 12 allies out of a pool of 40+, and create with 1000+ skills to choose from! Hack, slash, and grow stronger, then make builds (or counter-builds!) to take down powerful bosses awaiting you in the dungeons!
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Witch and Lilies
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Witch and Lilies is a 3D dungeon-crawling RPG where you foster romantic relationships between girls. Form a party of five girls from ten unique classes to navigate dangerous dungeons - all the while managing the relationships between them!
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Elminage Gothic
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
From the makers of the world renowned “Wizardry Empire” titles, Starfish SD brings you the latest entry in their popular series of dungeon crawlers. Elminage Gothic, previously only available in Japanese on PlayStation® Portable, now comes to PC offering a classic old school dungeon crawling experience with a dark, gothic twist!
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Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Welcome to the world of dungeon crawling! The classic dungeon crawler released back in 2006, returns to Steam with improved UI and more.
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Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
"GODSOUL" is a story-driven,Hyper-visually RPG. Team with "rebel" girls who love gaming and drawing（and more）, resist villains and enjoy a mix of cyber reality, fantastical worlds, and card game action.
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Aeve:Zero Gravity
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
"Aeve:Zero Gravity" is an arcade space shooter about battles in open space. In a classic mode "Shoot'em'all"
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Soccer Battle Royale
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Imagine battle royal and soccer will be combined in one game. This is exactly this game, Soccer Battle Royale.
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Me And Dungeons
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Me And Dungeons is a first-person action game for one player. Pass through all the dungeons to prove your courage and become a real warrior. Kill monsters, grab gains, and buy weapons. You may also create your own adventure with a simple dungeon editor.
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Candy Mandy
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Classic game in the popular "three in a row" genre.
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Dust On Wheels
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Who comes first to the finish in this long grueling dusty race depends on you.
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Dice Keeper
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Play chill or try to beat the world record in this dice-based Puzzle Game, Dice Keeper the very first game of Zanarka Studios.
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Aircraft War
Single-player alternative to City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with City of Despair: Shadows Over Tokyo.
Fight against enemy planes with the fun Aircraft War! Challenge your friends with single and double player modes. Conquer the sky, enjoy the victory!