Single-player games like Forbidden: A First's Obsession
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Forbidden: A First's Obsession, 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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Firelore: Short Tales
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
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The Fire Nobody Started
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.
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忘川游RiverLife
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
通灵少年意外落水,隐居在湖边的神秘男人将他救起,并向他提出了一个要用一生解答的问题。带着这个问题,他将前往死后世界,送心爱的女孩最后一程。
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A Vessel of Frustration
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
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Rottenroots
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
In this haunting visual novel, you become Salem - torn between forbidden love and regime loyalty. Make split-second decisions that transform his personality in a solarpunk dystopia. With multiple paths and endings, your choices define who Salem becomes in a world where being different is dangerous.
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A talk beneath the tree
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
Can a Mage live free, when Magic can only come from Demons? Sylvain thinks so, but when he flees the Alchemical Institute, his old friend Celeste stops him, afraid for his life. 1 short conversation branches into 27 endings: each a kinetic short story. You choose what they say.
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Order from Caos 2
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
Order from Caos 2 is an RPG with turn-based battles that tells the story of Thomas, a man who had his family murdered by the cruel Knight Asmodeus. Seek revenge in an epic adventure in Pixel Art. However, there's one detail that can change everything: your family may simply have never existed.
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My Dream is a Lost Memory
Single-player alternative to Forbidden: A First's Obsession — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Forbidden: A First's Obsession.
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.