Single-player games like Ascension Gamebook
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ascension Gamebook, 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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Upheaval
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
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Kardiya: The Winds of Fate
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Ascension Gamebook.
Rogue-lite RPG Dicebuilding game. Roll the dice, choose your companions, organize your gear, explore all of Kardia, and die. Then try again! Try again and again. Experience a different story each time. Until you find The Winds of Fate.
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Alcyone: The Last City
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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Baladins
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
Embark on a whimsical journey and bring joy to a bright fantasy world in this roleplaying adventure for 1-4 players. Craft your own story and solve quests how you like, but beware, for every time you fail the Dragon will send you back in time!
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Arcadie: Second-Born
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
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DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
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Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Ascension Gamebook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ascension Gamebook.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.