Single-player games like Empire
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Empire, 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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Silent Tales: Vermilion Embers
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
As if hearing some kind of call, the six former companions returned to their hometown, a mountain covered with red leaves. Here, they will explore the familiar yet strange past, approach the hidden truth, and face the secrets buried in each other's hearts.
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Time For Quest
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Let's go for unforgettable journey! Experience amazing moments in the Time For Quest universe! Sail the sea! Fight the biggest beasts in the world! Gain new skills! Get the best weapon of all time and become the greatest hero ever! Take your chance!
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OH! RPG!
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Heroes always win! But what happens to those who don't? Play as unique and colorful characters as the world comes to an end after our heroes' utter defeat.
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Labyronia Elements
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Five imaginative open worlds to explore. Five connecting stories, uniting the limits of fantasy and reality. Five elements to master. Which world will you enter first? Labyronia Elements restores the old school RPG magic, delivering a challenge and story for the ages.
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Epic Quest of the 4 Crystals
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
The most non-Japanese jRPG of the decade! Epic Quest is an action-packed adventure featuring over a dozen classic and rich environments, 5 playable characters and a plethora of skills, spells and Limit Breaks. A must-have for fans of the SNES Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger!
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猎魔者战纪
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
这是一款轻松休闲的角色扮演游戏，和米娅一起冒险，发现深藏在王国深处的秘密。
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Karryn's Prison
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Empire.
Control the confident, sexy Karryn as she becomes the new Chief Warden in the notorious all-male prison in this RPG. Go manage the prison and its inmates, but can you also manage Karryn's ever rising desires? Experience the true adult game that fully marries adult elements into all gameplay!
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吞食孔明传 Tunshi Kongming Legends
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
吞食孔明传是一款传统的回合制角色扮演独立游戏，讲述了东汉末年的战乱之中，诸葛孔明与刘关张三人从桃园结义开始至一统天下的传奇故事。八个章节的正统剧本，两百位武将登场，可加入玩家阵营突破五十名，二周目开启，百种天赋技能及成就待解锁。
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Doom & Destiny
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Empire.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Empire.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
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Mystica
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Empire.
Mystica is an RPG for those who enjoy an intimately-woven, powerful story with rich characters and a smooth, easy-to-learn (yet still challenging) battle system. Fall into a world full of persecution, breaking tensions, and a mysterious natural force dubbed magic that's changing the planet.
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Don't Go into the Woods
Single-player alternative to Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Empire.
A 10 year old boy, lost in the woods, must rescue his sister and find his way home. Explore, survive, and craft tools to help navigate the woods, help the local creatures, and find a way to escape the woods before you lose your mind.