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Single-player games like First Curse

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to First Curse, 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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    Estelle Igni: To Light Fires in the Night Sky — Steam game cover

    Estelle Igni: To Light Fires in the Night Sky

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with First Curse.

    The JRPG of eternal night and endless discovery. Recover and blend lost techniques from 13 unique classes to face the demands of a dangerous world. Pull at narrative threads until you've unraveled the last mysteries of Limina and the rifts slowly eating its stars.

    RPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bottled Fantasy — Steam game cover

    Bottled Fantasy

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    A story-rich turn-based tactical roguelite. Recruit companions into a four-person party, and combine positioning, skills, and status effects as you uncover the truth behind a looping modern-fantasy world.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Genesis — Steam game cover

    Last Genesis

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    Last Genesis: a classic-style turn-based RPG that starts with you finding a lost cat and ends with you becoming a [REDACTED].

    2021IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sea of Stars — Steam game cover

    Sea of Stars

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    8-Bit Adventures 2 — Steam game cover

    8-Bit Adventures 2

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    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!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FINAL FANTASY V — Steam game cover

    FINAL FANTASY V

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with First Curse.

    The original FINAL FANTASY V comes to life with completely new graphics and audio as a 2D pixel remaster! A remodeled take on the fifth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

    2021RPG11.69 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beloved Rapture — Steam game cover

    Beloved Rapture

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets. This mid-length adventure balances both an intimate coming of age story, and larger threats looming over the troubled kingdom.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls — Steam game cover

    Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with First Curse.

    The magic torches are lit, the monsters are ravenous, and the kingdom is waiting for a new hero. Experience the legendary Wizardry series’ modern rebirth as you traverse perilous dungeons and take on hordes of fantastic enemies. Are you up to the challenge?

    2020RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Victim — Steam game cover

    Victim

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with First Curse.

    A game like none other.  Victim invites you into the world of The Ominous Oppression.  A desolate landscape of horrors and mental anguish.  A place where only the mentally strong can survive and overcome the seemingly endless relentless trials of perpetuating devastation.   

    2022ActionAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    First Odium — Steam game cover

    First Odium

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with First Curse.

    A psychological Turn Based Combat RPG Dungeon Crawling Horror

    2023RPGCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crazy Brain — Steam game cover

    Crazy Brain

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Use perceptive skills and cognition to attempt to gather points, collect an accumulated a score and attempt to exit the stage without failing.

    2023Action3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Happy Mask — Steam game cover

    Happy Mask

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    This is what it feels like to be enslaved by your own mind. Toxic happiness and the brutal reality of a world that cannot be argued away. Step into the backward flipside of a perspective of being mocked and rediculed by blind observers that subscribe to the way of the mob.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Knowledge of Hermit — Steam game cover

    The Knowledge of Hermit

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    A puzzle solving, dungeon crawling, action adventure, role playing game.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TVS Sample Box — Steam game cover

    TVS Sample Box

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    An evolving app with random surprising updates.

    2023IndieFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drone Break — Steam game cover

    Drone Break

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with First Curse.

    Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dissociative — Steam game cover

    Dissociative

    Single-player alternative to First Curse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with First Curse.

    Enter this dark fantasy nightmare adventure game. Spanning a vast unpredictable mindscape of over 2000 unique areas. Answer perplexing questions, gain abilities, power ups and transfer between dark and light worlds in this seemingly endless dreamscape.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG6.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →