Single-player games like The Great Perhaps
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Great Perhaps, 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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Some Distant Memory
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
A hand-drawn story exploration game set 300 years after the apocalypse. You play an archaeologist named Professor Zay, joined by her companion, ARORA, a centuries-old AI capable of recreating human memories from scanned relics.
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FAR: Lone Sails
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
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The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
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Apocalipsis
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.
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Homesick
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Deliver Us The Moon
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
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The White Door
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
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Singularity™
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.
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Vagrant Hearts
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Enjoy pure 16-bit RPG goodness! Scarllet and Beatrice are two close sisters. One of them has the gift of healing, the more she knows about her gift the more she realizes how big her responsibility is. Features party splitting, beautiful artworks and an intricate storyline.
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Whateverland
Single-player alternative to The Great Perhaps — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Perhaps.
Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.