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Single-player games like Master of Balance

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Master of Balance, 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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    Reality Rivals: The First Season — Steam game cover

    Reality Rivals: The First Season

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

    Reality Rivals is the reality show you can play. Compete in challenges, form alliances, and survive the vote in this social strategy game. Every choice shapes the drama. Will you avoid Exile, and beat your Rivals?

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mad Tilly's - Magical Amulets — Steam game cover

    Mad Tilly's - Magical Amulets

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

    Heal your patients from curses and possessions as a shunned witch doctor in this creepy, cozy witch-life adventure: Care for your plants, craft magical amulets and analyse what is wrong with your neighbors so they start trusting in magic again. Make mythical new friends and heal what is broken.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Manita — Steam game cover

    Manita

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

    An interactive AI companion living on your desktop. Talk naturally through real-time voice conversations, shape her personality, and customize your relationship. Every interaction evolves with your communication, creating an immersive, personal, and lifelike experience while you use your PC.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Koko's Cafe — Steam game cover

    Koko's Cafe

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

    Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Afterlife Cafe — Steam game cover

    The Afterlife Cafe

    Single-player alternative to Master of Balance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Master of Balance.

    Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.

    2026AdventureSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bingus: My Beloved — Steam game cover

    Bingus: My Beloved

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

    Bingus: My Beloved is a visual novel and dating sim where you choose to pursue Bingus or Big Floppa while you attend Zabloing Academy. Join your favorite high school club, make friends, and prepare to enter the Floppaverse! 💕

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astronaut: The Best — Steam game cover

    Astronaut: The Best

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

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind — Steam game cover

    Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind

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

    Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.

    2019StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →