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Single-player games like The Forest of Doom (Standalone)

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The Forest of Doom (Standalone), 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 Lords of the Earth Flame — Steam game cover

    The Lords of the Earth Flame

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    The Lords of The Earth Flame is a novel game created in the best traditions of interactive fiction and text-based role-playing. Non-linear structure, rich text core, and the “analog” feel of times past are certain to provide unforgettable gaming experience for hours on end.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ballad Singer — Steam game cover

    The Ballad Singer

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    The Ballad Singer is an asymmetric adventure, inspired by RPGs and game books, where you can experience many dynamic stories. Forge the fate of Hesperia through the stories of four different adventurers in a fantasy world completely illustrated and narrated.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG22.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sword Daughter — Steam game cover

    Sword Daughter

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.

    2015IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered — Steam game cover

    Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    For Sommerlund and the Kai! Lone Wolf is back with an exclusive storyline, stunning graphics and a deep combat system. Make meaningful choices and carve your own path.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roadwarden — Steam game cover

    Roadwarden

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    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.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth — Steam game cover

    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Warlock of Firetop Mountain — Steam game cover

    The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a tabletop adventure come to life! This fantasy solo RPG combines unique, simultaneous turn-based combat with a journey that changes based on each figurine you take into Firetop Mountain! Which hero will you take into Zagor's lair THIS time?

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Long Live The Queen — Steam game cover

    Long Live The Queen

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Adventure Game — Steam game cover

    Adventure Game

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    A VR adventure game: explore dungeons, fight monsters, and solve puzzles to uncover the mysteries of a strange island

    2018ActionAdventureRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fighting Fantasy Classics — Steam game cover

    Fighting Fantasy Classics

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.

    2018IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House of Heists — Steam game cover

    House of Heists

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    House of Heists is an action roguelike base-building game about a family of burglars in a world where furniture fights back. Fight through procedural homes, capture wild appliances, and build, decorate, and upgrade your ever-growing dream house.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    To Be or Not To Be — Steam game cover

    To Be or Not To Be

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    Guide Hamlet, Ophelia and Hamlet Sr. to hundreds of hilarious deaths in Ryan North's chooseable-path edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet!

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    A vast choice-based digital gamebook set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you are a Space Marine!

    2015AdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown — Steam game cover

    Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown is a role playing adventure that brings tabletop gaming to life in virtual reality! Also includes a new non-VR mode for players without VR hardware. Join a band of scoundrels in this unique sea-faring tabletop RPG adventure!

    2021StrategyAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Appointment with FEAR (Standalone) — Steam game cover

    Appointment with FEAR (Standalone)

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    YOU are Titan City's resident superhero in this interactive graphic novel! Fight crime and solve clues to discover FEAR's fiendish plot!

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Caverns of the Snow Witch (Standalone) — Steam game cover

    Caverns of the Snow Witch (Standalone)

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    YOU are the hero in Caverns of the Snow Witch! Triumph agains the villainous Snow Witch in Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook!

    2015IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Curse of the Assassin — Steam game cover

    Curse of the Assassin

    Single-player alternative to The Forest of Doom (Standalone) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Forest of Doom (Standalone).

    Fight, outwit and explore in Orlandes City as you uncover a conspiracy in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story!

    2015IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →