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Single-player games like Dark Arcana: The Carnival

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Arcana: The Carnival, 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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    Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek — Steam game cover

    Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Mysteries: Inheritance - Remastered — Steam game cover

    Time Mysteries: Inheritance - Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Face the Time Traveller to save the future!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Left in the Dark: No One on Board — Steam game cover

    Left in the Dark: No One on Board

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Discover what connects a lost ship’s disappearance with Devil’s Island and a local family’s unsolved murder.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mind Snares: Alice's Journey — Steam game cover

    Mind Snares: Alice's Journey

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Escape from the Shadow Land!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones — Steam game cover

    Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Learn Davy Jones’s secrets in order to defeat him in the final battle!

    2015AdventureCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek — Steam game cover

    9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink — Steam game cover

    Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams — Steam game cover

    The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Save your family from an ominous undersea facility!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GRID Legends — Steam game cover

    GRID Legends

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    GRID Legends delivers thrilling wheel-to-wheel motorsport action. Create dream race events, hop into live races, experience a dramatic virtual production story, and embrace the sensation of spectacular racing.

    2022ActionSportsSimulation17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Brother Rabbit — Steam game cover

    My Brother Rabbit

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood — Steam game cover

    Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride — Steam game cover

    Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.

    2014Casual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan — Steam game cover

    Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Save the feuding kingdoms!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden — Steam game cover

    Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — Steam game cover

    Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Would you like to enter a thrilling Pirates world where danger lurks in every corner?You are a museum owner pursuing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You quickly realize that the villain is entangled in a tragic, centuries-old love story, and wants to resurrect his mistress with the girl’s life force.

    2014AdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala — Steam game cover

    Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala

    Single-player alternative to Dark Arcana: The Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

    Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala is the final chapter in the blockbuster trilogy, an exciting detective story rife with adventure, puzzles, and ancient mystery. Follow the trail of a demonic preacher and unravel the secrets of Karkhala Peak!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →