Single-player games like Tales of Shandar
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Tales of Shandar, 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 Gate
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
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Reigns: The Witcher
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
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Bard Harder!
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
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VIDEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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MareQuest: An Interactive Tail
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
A terrible darkness threatens a world of overwhelmingly adorable mares. Can a new cute mare with amnesia save the world or will she lose more than her memories along the way?
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AI Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
An AI-powered text-based RPG like you've never played before. Write stories, interact with realistic characters, and experience virtually infinite worlds and genres. Escape to alternate universes where you direct the action and anything is possible!
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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
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Z Diaries
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales of Shandar.
Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.
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DarkRealms
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A brutal 2.5D boomer shooter. Blast through demons and undead with shotguns, rockets, and a katana in fast-paced aerial combat. Dash through speedrun-focused levels packed with brutal bosses, aggressive movement, retro-inspired visuals, and heavy metal action.
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Cold Dark
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Cold Dark is a survival horror boomer shooter. Wake up in a deserted hospital with no memory of how you got there. Battle zombies and mutated horrors with your shotgun and chainsaw as you uncover the truth behind a deadly outbreak consuming the city.
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Recognition
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Recognition is a fast-paced cyberpunk boomer shooter. After waking in a chop shop with your memory wiped, you become the target of the ruthless Kurasawa Corporation. Blast your way through hordes of cyborg assassins and deadly mechs as you search for the truth behind your missing past.
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Seven Seals
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
Seven Seals is a narrative-driven adventure game. Follow Mason Reed across Europe as he flees an ancient cult. Interrogate suspects, solve occult puzzles, make dice-roll decisions, and battle the forces of evil in strategic turn-based card combat.
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Laura Bailey Mysteries
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales of Shandar.
Join mystery writer Laura Bailey as she investigates two gripping murder mysteries. Search crime scenes for clues, interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, reconstruct torn notes, and make your final accusation. Includes a murder mystery-themed card game.
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Replicant
Single-player alternative to Tales of Shandar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Tales of Shandar.
Track down four rogue replicants in a narrative-driven cyberpunk adventure. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, uncover clues, solve classic point-and-click puzzles, and hack your way through a unique cyberpunk card game.