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Single-player games like Dance of Theseus

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dance of Theseus, 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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    Potionomics — Steam game cover

    Potionomics

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

    You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Take That Mainstage! — Steam game cover

    Take That Mainstage!

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

    It's 1992 in Emerald City. The world screams for change. You made the leap, now fulfill your destiny and change the world. Build your band, write real music you perform, manage relationships, and reach the top of the charts. In this hybrid life sim, be the one to Take That Mainstage!

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BOOK OF HOURS — Steam game cover

    BOOK OF HOURS

    Single-player alternative to Dance of Theseus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dance of Theseus.

    Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

    2023IndieSimulationRPG13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — Steam game cover

    I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    Single-player alternative to Dance of Theseus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dance of Theseus.

    Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Office Life — Steam game cover

    Office Life

    Single-player alternative to Dance of Theseus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dance of Theseus.

    Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?

    2024StrategySimulationRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Book — Steam game cover

    Black Book

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

    “Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Entertainment Simulator — Steam game cover

    Entertainment Simulator

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

    "Entertainment Simulator" is a new era TV station simulation game with a powerful data simulation system and many innovative gameplay. You have to compete with TV stations and new media, and finally, through unremitting efforts, build your own media empire.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation15.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Retirement Simulator — Steam game cover

    Retirement Simulator

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

    Retirement Simulator is a game that simulates the retirement life. Customize your retirement and realize your ultimate goals: become a world traveller, an influencer, a KungFu Master or more. Through discovering stories and events, you will also deepen your bonds with your familiy and the community.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zero-Sum Heart — Steam game cover

    Zero-Sum Heart

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

    "I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →