Single-player games like The Artful Escape
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Artful Escape, 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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Starstruck: Hands of Time
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Artful Escape.
Starstruck: Hands of Time is a story-rich rhythm adventure game where you play guitar and abuse time travel! Control a giant hand destroying a miniature town, or play as the two guitarist kids living in it. For extra fun, optionally plug in a Guitar Hero controller!
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The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artful Escape.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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Everhood
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Artful Escape.
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
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A Musical Story
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artful Escape.
‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.
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Wandersong
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artful Escape.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Artful Escape.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Psychonauts 2
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Artful Escape.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
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SLUDGE LIFE
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artful Escape.
SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
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Mixtape
Single-player alternative to The Artful Escape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artful Escape.
On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.