Single-player games like Varminal
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Varminal, 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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Kaelis: Seraph Protocol
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Varminal.
Become an Executor of Serenos Academy in KAELIS, an academy sci-fantasy JRPG where you investigate Noise incidents, fight turn-based Lumina battles, and build bonds with the Guardians who stand beside you.
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Rosaluna: Moonlit Vengeance
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Varminal.
Four years have passed since a perpetual winter shrouded this reimagined, mystical North Vietnam. As Rosie, experience a deeply personal journey of emotional escalation and high-stakes battles in this visceral blend of real-time action and turn-based strategy.
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Fate of Fire: Kyvedy Guardiah
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Varminal.
An epic tale of Love, Hope and Struggle set in a Cursed world with only Seven days left. Follow the journey of the Nine protagonists, helped by the mysterious Kyvedy Fire, while they battle Death and Destiny to find a way to save their world in a fantasy JRPG with both Action and Turn Based Combat!
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Zenogaias
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Varminal.
Experience an epic, emotionally charged turn-based JRPG featuring four full-length Episodes spanning the greatest eras of gaming, from 8-bit Medieval Fantasy to HD Sci-Fi/Fantasy fusion, all linked by a powerful and intricately woven narrative.
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Wolfstride
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Varminal.
Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.
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DragonSword : Awakening
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Varminal.
Explore the anime-style open world of the Continent of Orbis, brought to life with Unreal Engine 5! Recruit unique companions, unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action, and embark on an epic journey to save the world from the threat of a Dragon reawakened after 60 years.
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Varminal.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
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LEGRAND LEGACY: Tale of the Fatebounds
Single-player alternative to Varminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Varminal.
Join the Fatebounds as they travel the world of Legrand in a desperate attempt to stop the Mugna Feud, a war of unparalleled savagery, and uncover the sinister forces behind it!