Single-player games like Boreal
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Boreal, 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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Kraken Academy!!
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!
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Helgnar The Conqueror
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Conquerors can expect throne wars, monster hunting, the toughest moral choices, Long-Lasting Double Consequences, and 10 innovative narrative "Realistic Connections" systems that realize the incredible untapped potential of interactivity and take the Action-RPG genre to a new level of quality.
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SEIKINONAI
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Many years ago, psychologists discovered where “life” comes from. SEIKINONAI is a Bullet-Hell RPG filled with humour, horror, friendship, and maybe even... love? Probably not that one... Wishlist now!
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Kindergarten 3
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
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Metal as Phuk
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Metal as Phuk is a Mature, Turn-Based, Crude Comedy RPG that has one goal and one goal only: To Make You Laugh! Play as Chael, the last Paladin of the Metal Order, as he embarks on his journey to stop The Dark Bards before they can summon A'Marthius, a MONSTROUS Demon D-Bag!
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RESTLESS SOUL
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
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Driftmoon
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Driftmoon is an adventure-roleplaying game, full of exploration, smiles and surprises, captivating stories and quests, charming characters, and countless delightful details.
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Escape from Ever After
Single-player alternative to Boreal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Boreal.
Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!