Single-player games like DarkEnd
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to DarkEnd, 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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谁说奶妈不能拯救世界!
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
一款以探索为核心的RPG游戏! 什么?你居然是一位被人们看不起的弱小牧师? 通过你的智慧,收集情报,提升自我,然后去击败魔王来证明自己吧!
- 2

The Lightbringers
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
The world is being ravaged by an evil disease known as The Plague, join four chosen heroes on their quest to become the Lightbringers, the only ones capable of eradicating the disease and saving the humankind and their own loved ones!
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The Seeker
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
Join four orphans as fate calls upon them for a role greater than they could have ever imagined! Prove yourself worthy of becoming a Seeker and defeat the Unholy Beast hellbent on ruling over those you care for!
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Emperium
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
An epic adventure filled with loot, and monsters. Enter the world of Emperium!
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Diary of Lucie
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DarkEnd.
Diary of Lucie is action-roguelite game made with RPG Maker. In addition to simply avoiding the enemy's barrage, strategically use the enemy's bullet to make the battle situation advantageous!
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The World is Your Weapon
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
Wells, pitfalls, houses, villagers, monsters (!?), anything around you can be a weapon! An action RPG that you've never seen before, you can fight with all the objects you see in the game. There are more than 300 kinds of weapons.Aim to complete the weapon gallery!
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Dragon Spirits
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
While constantly working on a video game without any rest, a college student who's about to graduate quietly slipped into slumber several times. In those lucid dreams, he found himself in the game he was working on, the fantasy world of Dragon Spirits.
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Depths of Dread
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
There is something unusual about the source of monsters coming from the depths below. Having been summoned by the king to investigate a dungeon beneath an old abandoned town, you are to put together a team that will purge the dungeon of evil before it spreads and consumes the land.
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Etrian Odyssey HD
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DarkEnd.
Beyond the village of Etria lies a mysterious forest with a colossal crack opening to a puzzling labyrinth. Lead a team of explorers into the dungeon with the promise of riches, fame, and adventure!
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Wanda - A Beautiful Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to DarkEnd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with DarkEnd.
Wanda is a minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world.