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Single-player games like Spire, Surge, and Sea

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Spire, Surge, and Sea, 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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    A Court of Seven Crowns — Steam game cover

    A Court of Seven Crowns

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Navigate a web of intrigue and assassination to make peace among warring fae! The fate of their realms and yours is in your hands! A text-based interactive novel.

    2027IndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    God of Chaos — Steam game cover

    God of Chaos

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Shatter civilization and avenge your pantheon as the world‘s last surviving god! Will you liberate humanity from tyranny, or let the world burn? A text-based interactive dark fantasy novel.

    2026RPG4.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Upheaval — Steam game cover

    Upheaval

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IMMRAMA: Voyages of the Otherworlds — Steam game cover

    IMMRAMA: Voyages of the Otherworlds

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    A story-driven RPG you play with text or voice. No jargon, use your own words and the game understands. A hand-written world of myth responds. Real dice, factions, and consequences underneath; a complete, cinematic voyage you can actually finish. Every word human-authored. AI only does the telling.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alcyone: The Last City — Steam game cover

    Alcyone: The Last City

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo — Steam game cover

    Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.

    2026AdventureCasual8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcadie II: Cold Lands — Steam game cover

    Arcadie II: Cold Lands

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    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.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG10.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Posthuman: Guardians vs PSION — Steam game cover

    Posthuman: Guardians vs PSION

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Choose from 20+ distinct superpowers! Lead your team of superheroes to the moon and beyond, and stop the supervillains of PSION—unless, of course, you join them. A text-based interactive superheroes game.

    2026RPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Choice of Robots — Steam game cover

    Choice of Robots

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    2014IndieRPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road — Steam game cover

    Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes Rise: The Prodigy — Steam game cover

    Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Choice of the Deathless — Steam game cover

    Choice of the Deathless

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives — Steam game cover

    Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names — Steam game cover

    Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood — Steam game cover

    Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes Rise: The Hero Project — Steam game cover

    Heroes Rise: The Hero Project

    Single-player alternative to Spire, Surge, and Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Spire, Surge, and Sea.

    The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

    2014IndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →