Single-player games like To Type a Tale
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to To Type a Tale, 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 Forgotten Nightmare Series
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with To Type a Tale.
A classic-style text adventure game spanning three chapters. Enter verb/noun commands via keyboard, mouse, or game controller to explore, collect items, and solve puzzles in a post-apocalyptic, Christian-themed story. Features an auto-drawing map and hint system.
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MoonShot
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with To Type a Tale.
You're a NASA intern working on the Apollo 11 project. Each day, you have a checklist to complete. Your tasks are well-reasoned and appropriate to your skill level as an intern. The Apollo team are all competent professionals. Everything goes very well, and you have no difficulties at all. 😛
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Upheaval
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with To Type a Tale.
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
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Survive, Resist, Collaborate - a World War 2 Choice-Based Story
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with To Type a Tale.
A fully narrated branching narrative game set in occupied Netherlands during World War 2. Every choice shapes the fate of a young Dutch civilian. Will you resist the Germans? Simply try to survive? Or join them in the fight against Bolshevism? Based on real events.
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Hostage Down
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with To Type a Tale.
In this hostage simulation, take the mic and negotiate the ransom to free the hostages. With advanced AI and complete freedom of choice, use your charisma, your narrative decisions, and your power of persuasion to manipulate unpredictable situations. Every word matters—and could come at a high cost.
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Alcyone: The Last City
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with To Type a Tale.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with To Type a Tale.
Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.
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Kardiya: The Winds of Fate
Single-player alternative to To Type a Tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rogue-lite RPG Dicebuilding game. Roll the dice, choose your companions, organize your gear, explore all of Kardia, and die. Then try again! Try again and again. Experience a different story each time. Until you find The Winds of Fate.