Single-player games like The Man Came Around
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Man Came Around, 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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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Man Came Around.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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Glasshouse
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Man Came Around.
Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you!
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The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Man Came Around.
The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.
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XO
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Man Came Around.
Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.
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Pathologic 2
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Man Came Around.
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
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Beholder
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Man Came Around.
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
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Beholder 2
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Man Came Around.
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Man Came Around.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
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Fully Automated
Single-player alternative to The Man Came Around — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Man Came Around.
Fully Automated is a fast paced action roguelite. Destroy or demoralize your foes, and shape the future of your world ! Face relentless waves of enemies and choose from a variety of upgrades and traits to create the perfect style. Will you be a force for peace or a demon of war?