Single-player games like Apprentice of Darkness
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Apprentice of Darkness, 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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The Severed Gods
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
A fantasy roguelite RPG where heroes reincarnate to stop the mystic dragon Umbra. Master turn-based combat, sever giant bosses, and shape your Karma through a journey filled with relics and evolving NPC interactions.
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
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Blightstone
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
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Reverse Crawl
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Apprentice of Darkness.
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
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Attack of the Earthlings
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.
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Lost In The Open
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
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Mewgenics
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apprentice of Darkness.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
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Maeldor: Quest Of The Artifact
Single-player alternative to Apprentice of Darkness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Apprentice of Darkness.
Ready for an adventure? A RPG inspired handcrafted story-driven action-adventure platformer! Control a fellowship of 3 heroes as they travel to Mount Trumnor! Discover a magical world, fight your enemies, upgrade your heroes, find treasures, meet locals and be part of an epic quest to save Maeldor!