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Single-player games like Ember

Below are 24 single-player Steam games similar to Ember, 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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    Divine Divinity — Steam game cover

    Divine Divinity

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

    Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.

    2012RPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FATE — Steam game cover

    FATE

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

    Play (or Re-play) This Classic Dungeon Crawler!During the golden days of action RPGs, FATE was a powerhouse, winning runner-up for PC Magazine’s Role-Playing Game of the year. Popular enough to spawn 3 sequels, this was one of the premier dungeon crawlers of its time.

    2013ActionAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sacred Gold — Steam game cover

    Sacred Gold

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

    A shadow of evil has fallen on the kingdom of Ancaria. It is a time for champions - a time to journey into the perilous world of SACRED. Battle blood-thirsty orcs & lumbering ogres... Destroy undead wizards & rotting mummies... Slay hellish demons & legendary dragons.

    2008ActionRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Siege II — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Siege II

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

    It’s been a generation since you vanquished the evil that plagued the Land of Ehb, and now…a new menace has awakened. In Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling RPG from Gas Powered Games, you will be called on to again wield sword and spell to save the world from a growing abomination many years in the making.

    2005RPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Siege — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Siege

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

    Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.

    2011RPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Dawn — Steam game cover

    Grim Dawn

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

    Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aarklash: Legacy — Steam game cover

    Aarklash: Legacy

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Ember.

    In Aarklash: Legacy take command of a mercenary squad in search of truth and guide it through countless battles.Welcome to Aarklash, a land of chaos where incessant battles between the forces of Light, Destiny and Darkness have lasted since the beginning of time.

    2013StrategyAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Krater — Steam game cover

    Krater

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

    The game brings you far into the future of a post-apocalyptic Sweden.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Torchlight II — Steam game cover

    Torchlight II

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

    The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

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

    Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pillars of Eternity — Steam game cover

    Pillars of Eternity

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

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

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

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diablo® IV — Steam game cover

    Diablo® IV

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

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition — Steam game cover

    420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition

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

    Prepare yourself for the long awaited sequel. You will 360. You will noscope. You will see some weird af s*** on your quest to destroy the Illuminati and rescue the memes. Are you ready for 420BLAZEIT 2????!!1

    2024ActionIndie10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aris Arcanum — Steam game cover

    Aris Arcanum

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The grand library of Aris now befell into madness — its scholars, corrupted, bear wounds of Ink; a dark, sludge carrying a mind-altering disease. A unique magic-bound roguelite awaits, where a desperate scholar bends the Ink's occult power to spellcraft his path to redemption.

    2025Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Torchlight — Steam game cover

    Torchlight

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

    Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.

    2009RPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1979 Revolution: Black Friday — Steam game cover

    1979 Revolution: Black Friday

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

    1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Leisure Suit Larry 1 - In the Land of the Lounge Lizards — Steam game cover

    Leisure Suit Larry 1 - In the Land of the Lounge Lizards

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

    “What’s your sign, baby?” - Larry Laffer “Wrong Way.” -any woman.

    2017AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Dozen — Steam game cover

    Deadly Dozen

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Ember.

    Infiltrate German occupied territory with your squad of military misfits. Destroy, steal, and kidnap your way out.

    2017ActionSportsStrategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elite Warriors: Vietnam — Steam game cover

    Elite Warriors: Vietnam

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Infiltrate deep into Laos with your Green Beret and Montgnard teammates, hunted by trackers and bloodhounds, outnumbered at times 100-to-1. See why SOG veterans went on to found Delta Force and in the work of secret operations, remain the stuff of legends.

    2017Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Line of Sight: Vietnam — Steam game cover

    Line of Sight: Vietnam

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Every day brings another mission. Every day is LIFE or DEATH. Be quick, be quiet and be careful. That’s what will get you HOME ALIVE.

    2016Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards — Steam game cover

    Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards

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

    16th Century Latin America - mysticism, magic and the unknown plague the land. Assume the role of Inca demigod Aluna in this epic action RPG, as you try to defend a mystical shard that possess the power of earth.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater — Steam game cover

    Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ember.

    Penetrate the island strongholds of Japanese Imperial forces with your squad of commandos in this tactical World War II first person shooter. Stealth, a cool head and your M1 may buy you one more day. Can you survive the hard-edged intensity of the Pacific theater?

    2020ActionStrategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Dozen Reloaded — Steam game cover

    Deadly Dozen Reloaded

    Single-player alternative to Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ember.

    Deadly Dozen Reloaded is a complete remake of the original squad-based 3rd person shooter. Made in a new engine with upgraded maps, graphics and missions, Reloaded takes this classic franchise and brings it to modern audiences with a bang.

    2022ActionStrategy12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →