Single-player games like The Five Cores Remastered
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Five Cores Remastered, 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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Obduction
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Taiga
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
Taiga is an atmospheric first person horror game with elements of survival. Explore the maze like forest, Uncover dark secrets that lay beneath pine and spruce. Save your colleagues if you can, but most importantly. Escape with your life.
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Riven
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Wakamarina Valley, New Zealand
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
A short exploration/photography experience set in the idyllic forested landscape of the Wakamarina Valley, located near Queen Charlotte Sound on New Zealand's South Island. Playable in both VR and Desktop modes.
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Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
Set off on a quest for the Great White Birds in a mysterious land full of secrets! Answer the call of exploration as you travel to Amerzone, a forgotten Latin American country, to fulfill the last wishes of a late explorer.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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Unable to Exit 8
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?
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Myha: Return to the Lost Island
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
MYHA is a First Person Adventure game (Myst-like), part of a sci-fi series named The Black Cube (ASA: A Space Adventure...). Visit Myha, a moon in a far away solar system, and try to understand why you were teleported there.
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Choconoa
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Five Cores Remastered.
Choconoa is a 3D Platformer in the world of pastries!
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KARM
Single-player alternative to The Five Cores Remastered — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Five Cores Remastered.
KARM brings back '90s FPS look and feel in a lovecraftian world. Try to discover what lies behind the cult and make sure you don't lose your sanity!