Single-player games like Dark Quest
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Quest, 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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Dark Quest 2
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG where you control a party of heroes on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer and his minions.
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Trials of Fire
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
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Dark Quest 3
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dark Quest.
A rogue-lite tabletop that mixes card based exploration with turn based combat. Create your party, draw adventure cards, roll dice and fight monsters to defeat the sorcerer and his magic.
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Dungeon Rushers
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
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Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
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Warhammer Quest (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dark Quest.
Based on the classic tabletop game, Warhammer Quest is an addictive mix of role-playing and strategy.
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Chaos Reborn
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
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Quake III Arena
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dark Quest.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Hero's Quest
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Quest.
Simple Roguelite RPG game with incremental progress
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Story of a Gladiator
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dark Quest.
Story of a Gladiator is an arena beat 'em up where you take the role of a man in search of his destiny. Fight against waves of enemies in the arena to earn coin and fame until you are strong enough to enter the colosseum and become champion.
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Dark Quest 4
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dark Quest.
A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.
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Blow it up
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Blow it up is a physics destruction game. Unlock new bombs, explore the world and go on an epic journey of destruction.
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Monarchy
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Dark Quest.
A 2D side-scrolling strategy game of resource management, base defense and conquest.
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Geometry Survivor
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
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Dominus Gladiatus
Single-player alternative to Dark Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build your Ludus. Train gladiators. Fight for glory. Dominus Gladiatus is a brutal gladiator management simulator where you recruit, train and equip gladiators before sending them into the arenas of ancient Rome.