Single-player games like An Imp and an Impostor
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to An Imp and an Impostor, 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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Keeper's Vigil
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."
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House of the Golden Mask
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Awaken your magic and break an ancient curse at a secret school of sorcery! What mysteries will you uncover at this crossroads between realms? A text-based fantasy novel, 280,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
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Atlantis Academy
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!
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Siege of Treboulain
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Defend your magical city from an enemy army in an epic fantasy game of swordfights, political maneuvering, and romance! Will you prove worthy of your crown?
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The Dragon and the Djinn
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?
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Battlemage: Magic by Mail
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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?
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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
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Choice of Robots
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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?
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Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
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?
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Choice of the Deathless
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.
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Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
Single-player alternative to An Imp and an Impostor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with An Imp and an Impostor.
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.