Single-player games like Mari and the Black Tower
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Mari and the Black Tower, 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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Knight Bewitched
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.
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Loren The Amazon Princess
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.
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8-Bit Adventures 2
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
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!
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Crescent Tower
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
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Dark Deity
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
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Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
The girls of Gensokyo weave together a DRPG with not-so-easy boss fights! Form a party of 12 allies out of a pool of 40+, and create with 1000+ skills to choose from! Hack, slash, and grow stronger, then make builds (or counter-builds!) to take down powerful bosses awaiting you in the dungeons!
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Dungeon Drafters
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
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Wizardry 8
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
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RogueLite
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
'RogueLite' is a simple randomly generated dungeon that was inspired by classic RPGs, complete with 100 floors, over 200 treasures to find and 70 monsters to hunt, and 6 playable classes plus 6 unlockable classes.
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Knight Bewitched 2
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Knight Bewitched 2 is a jRPG featuring the story of a group of heroes and mercenaries as they work together to restore a lost kingdom and face a new threat in the world of Ambrose.
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Celestial Hearts
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Celestial Hearts is a yuri jRPG featuring an ATB battle system and the story of a heartbroken young elf and an angel seeking her life's purpose.
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Absinthia
Single-player alternative to Mari and the Black Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Mari and the Black Tower.
Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.