Single-player games like Tales Across Time
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Tales Across Time, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Tales Across Time page.
Ranked picks
- 1
8-Bit Adventures 2
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
- 2
8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales Across Time.
8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition is a retro-styled JRPG with polish and personality, that focuses less on references and more on telling a story...
- 3
Cris Tales
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales Across Time.
Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!
- 4
Chained Echoes
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales Across Time.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
- 5
Cosmic Star Heroine
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales Across Time.
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
- 6
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tales Across Time.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
- 7
Splintered
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales Across Time.
A unique RPG where the villain randomizes the world with each defeat. Start with a classic RPG experience, then delve into shifting worlds where the overworld, items, and enemies shuffle, creating new challenges. Conquer these worlds to unravel the story and make your way to the final showdown!
- 8
Shadows of Adam
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales Across Time.
Gorgeous pixel art. Intense, blazing fast battles. An epic adventure. This is the must-play retro indie JRPG built for the modern era.
- 9
Secret of Mana
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tales Across Time.
The memorable adventure of Randi, Primm and Popoi is reborn as Secret of Mana! Originally released in 1993, Secret of Mana is by far the most popular title in the “Mana” series and has now undergone a much-awaited full 3D remake!
- 10
CHRONO TRIGGER®
Single-player alternative to Tales Across Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tales Across Time.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…