Single-player games like EXSTETRA
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to EXSTETRA, 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 Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...
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.hack//G.U. Last Recode
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
.hack//G.U. is back! This collection includes all 3 original .hack//G.U. titles, Rebirth, Reminisce, and Redemption, all fully restored and remastered. As well as an all new 4th Volume: .hack//G.U. Reconnection.
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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory.
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Digimon Survive
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG set in a mysterious world filled with dangerous monsters and deadly battles that will test your ability to survive.
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SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Beyond creation, four eras come together as one! Discover the latest entry in this iconic Tactical RPG series. Form your own team of SD Gundams and deploy for battle -- with units from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, SEED, 00, and Iron-Blooded Orphans!
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
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Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
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CRYSTAR
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
For when I weep, then I am strong. Battle through Purgatory as Rei to help save her sister in this Action RPG. Switch freely between four playable characters, and uncover each one of their pasts to see the sorrows they have endured.
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The ultimate digital Vanguard experience that includes an original story set in the world of overDress! Compete with players worldwide with "Ranked Fight," play solo casually with "CPU Fight," and enjoy the game and experience the world of Vanguard at your own pace via many other fight modes.
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CRYMACHINA
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
CRYMACHINA is an action RPG where mechanical girls strive to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to become “Real Humans''. But what does it mean to be a “Real Human”?
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
"Cardfight!! Vanguard," has newly come to digital game! Over 3,000 cards for the Standard format! A brand-new original story shares the world of anime series unfolds! Enjoy your own cardfight experience!!
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The Caligula Effect: Overdose
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, μ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?
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The Caligula Effect 2
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles. Our protagonists discover the truth and form the Go-Home Club to return to reality. Make your way home with companions bearing heavy burdens in this school-themed RPG.
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The Alliance Alive HD Remastered
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
Rise up and ignite the resistance in The Alliance Alive HD Remastered! Explore diverse realms, awaken new skills mid-battle, and forge alliances to challenge the Daemons that have taken over the world!
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Lost Dimension
Single-player alternative to EXSTETRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with EXSTETRA.
In the near future a terrorist mastermind, known only as ‘The End’, threatens humanity with nuclear armageddon. A special task force, the S.E.A.L.E.D team, are the only ones who can stop him: a group of young combatants with incredible abilities and each with a mysterious past.