Single-player games like Apprentice Ascending
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Apprentice Ascending, 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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BOOK OF HOURS
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
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Sultan's Game
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
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Fatermyth
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Apprentice Ascending.
"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.
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Cardboard Town
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
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Dune: Imperium
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
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Potionomics
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
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Cultist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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Single Espresso
Single-player alternative to Apprentice Ascending — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apprentice Ascending.
Transform your old camper van into a thriving mobile cafe! Master coffee-making skills, customise your kitchen and serve delicious recipes as you embark on a trip around the British Isles. Live your ultimate cafe adventure in this cosy yet fast-paced barista and cafe sim - Single Espresso!