Single-player games like The Beginning
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Beginning, 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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Untamed Tactics
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Untamed Tactics is a Tactical RPG set in world of colorful animals. Relive the legend of Greycoat’s escape into the untamed Wilds in a tale of lost honor and finding a new home as you fight, talk, and think your way through this beautifully illustrated adventure!
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The Iron Oath
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
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The Banner Saga 3
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
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三國立志傳3
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
經典人氣回合制角色策略遊戲【三國立志傳3】，不僅帶來更豐富的任務關卡、特殊地形配合天、地、人三系法術，變化出更多戰術，並強化人物獨特的技能，讓玩家自由打造最強隊伍！還有隱藏關卡，神秘的古文組合裝備等你來蓃集！
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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
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Dark Deity
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
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Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.
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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Beginning.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Beginning.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Disgaea PC
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Beginning.
The hotheaded Laharl seeks to be the next big Overlord in the Netherworld...and will destroy anyone that gets in his way! With his devious vassal Etna and the angel trainee Flonne as his unlikely allies, he must battle his way to supremacy and retake the throne in this over-the-top RPG adventure!
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FINAL FANTASY
Single-player alternative to The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Beginning.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.