Single-player games like Total Control
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Total Control, 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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Arcadie II: Cold Lands
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
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Spellbound: Malachite Coven
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
Your magic awakes—and so does your heart! A whimsical, text-based interactive romance novel.
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A Kiss from Death
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
As an immortal being in a world of epic fantasy, spend an eternity in romance with a host of unique, fantastical characters!
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Mythos, Book One
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
An "adult" murder mystery urban fantasy comedy visual novel! Lisa Harrison (your ex-girlfriend) is dead, and you have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye. As you search for answers surrounding Lisa's death, you discover a hidden magical world lurks within modern-day Baltimore.
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The Night Market
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
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Corruption of Champions II
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
Corruption of Champions II is an erotic text-based adventure RPG in which you contend with an invasion of perverse demons into your home realm. Romance friends and enemies such as catgirl clerics and kitsune mages, transform your body, and try to defeat the spreading corruption - or surrender to it!
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
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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Arcadie: Second-Born
Single-player alternative to Total Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Total Control.
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.