Single-player games like Summit of the Wolf
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Summit of the Wolf, 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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Dimhaven - The Lost Source
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
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Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.
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The Haunting of Joni Evers
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Ghost on the Shore
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
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The Assembly
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
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Detention
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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Rosewater
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
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Stonewall Penitentiary
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
7 Suspects. 1 Killer. Stonewall Penitentiary is an indie murder mystery adventure that is presented in the visual style of graphic novels. Discover why you and six others were kidnapped by an unknown captor as you search an eerie prison and solve mind-bending puzzles to determine "whodunit"!
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The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
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Filmmaker Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Summit of the Wolf.
Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.
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Lifestream - A Haunting Text Adventure
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
Find your missing father and uncover the dark conspiracy surrounding a sacred artifact and an enigmatic brotherhood in this haunting text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction and gamebooks.
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Shady Brook - A Dark Mystery Text Adventure
Single-player alternative to Summit of the Wolf — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summit of the Wolf.
Explore a small country town with a twisted secret in this dark, Twin Peaks-inspired mystery text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.