Single-player games like ARK -the lost fairytale-
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to ARK -the lost fairytale-, 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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夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
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reD:起始的旋转之音(The beginning of the Melody)
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
The main character, Mika, in order to recall her parents’ self-consciousness, signed in a project called reD. The reD official claimed that completing the tasks assigned by the organization could realize her dreams. But the detailed tasks were fairly questionable.
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Black Chapter
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
Your class goes on a field trip to Durhal Cathedral before things take an unexpected turn. Solve the mystery before you and your friends perish!
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Last Word
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.
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Marisa's Inconceivable Journey
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
Marisa was suddenly summoned to a different world! It seems this world was invaded by alien. But the truth isn't simple. Now Marisa is in total isolation. She must fight to survive. Can she expose the truth, save the world and Reimu, finally return to Gensokyo?
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Artificiality-人造物-
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
This is a story puzzle RPG. Lead the Main character Hiber, who woke up from the snowstorm with no memory, on a journey home to find his memories, stop the snowstorm in this city, and the farewell and parting with the important thing——
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Corpse Party
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
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At Home Alone II
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
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Cat's Kiss
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
KISS x CAT x GIRL! A cozy and somewhat chaotic cohabitation life! A young lady cursed into cat form needs your morning kiss every day to lift her curse! Become close through all kinds of intimate interactions, but don't forget you still need to work for your food!
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A Light in the Dark
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
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Dong-Jin Rice-hime（東津萌米）
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
It takes all sorts to make a world, also all sorts of rice!? From Simon Creative and Storia, one of our most popular games of 2016, here comes the rice growing simulation game!
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Koi Musubi
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
After studying away in Taiwan, Shao-Tang finally comes back to his hometown of Nangan to be a receptionist at an inn for the summer where he works with his childhood friend Zi-Jin. "Without a love knot, you will be single forever!"
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Lingua Fleur: Lily
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.
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THE MONSTER OF MEMORY:DESTINY
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
Winning the 8th Golden Manga Award in Taiwan, "THE MONSTER OF MEMORY:DESTINY" has been adapted from the manga of the same name! Memory... Does it represent all a person has? Represented in the form of a visual novel, the ultimate in brotherly love...
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Companion
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
This is a story about a future before the stars are extinguished. A man who knows about the end and decides to live lavishly and a girl who will turn his life upside down. Their story begins when she steps under his umbrella.
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7 days with Death
Single-player alternative to ARK -the lost fairytale- — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARK -the lost fairytale-.
On Christmas Eve, a strange girl breaks into your home claiming to be the bringer of death.；This unbelievable prophesy is then followed by many strange omens...he must make a choice...