Single-player games like The Wake of the Wyrm
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Wake of the Wyrm, 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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The Nascent Necromancer
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.
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Temple of Endless Night
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
When you discover that the Serpent of Chaos is trying to destroy Egypt, will you stand against him, or will you help spread his eternal darkness?
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Life as a Lich
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Embrace lichdom: research powerful spells, recruit undead legions, manage your domains, rule the underworld, and become a demigod!
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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Whiskey-Four
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
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Blood for Poppies
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Uncover the dark and tortured legacy of mad science in this psychological horror interactive novel about entrapment and the lingering echoes of trauma.
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Fallen Hero: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!
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Fallen Hero: Retribution
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
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Tin Star
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
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Community College Hero: Trial by Fire
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.
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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?
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Lords of Infinity
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
Single-player alternative to The Wake of the Wyrm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wake of the Wyrm.
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.