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Single-player games like Effulgence RPG

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Effulgence RPG, 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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    Depth of Extinction — Steam game cover

    Depth of Extinction

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

    Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

    2018StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tactics Ogre: Reborn — Steam game cover

    Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Effulgence RPG.

    Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

    2022SimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cell Command — Steam game cover

    Cell Command

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

    TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    For The King — Steam game cover

    For The King

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effulgence RPG.

    For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mewgenics — Steam game cover

    Mewgenics

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effulgence RPG.

    Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland 3 — Steam game cover

    Wasteland 3

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Effulgence RPG.

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    2020StrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling — Steam game cover

    Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effulgence RPG.

    Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fort Triumph — Steam game cover

    Fort Triumph

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Effulgence RPG.

    A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!

    2020StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ASCIILL — Steam game cover

    ASCIILL

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Effulgence RPG.

    Retro dungeon crawler with the crazy minimalist style. Take part in fast-paced encounters with inhabitants of the huge alien temple and pay special attention to numbers to solve puzzles and avoid traps.

    2022ActionStrategyAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Coin-Op Vice — Steam game cover

    Coin-Op Vice

    Single-player alternative to Effulgence RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effulgence RPG.

    2.5D Top-Down retro action with deckbuilding and 100+ arcade mini-games. The feature of Coin-Op VICE is the variety of short mini-games that provide different weapons and enhance the hero's characteristics.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →