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Single-player games like ENCODYA

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to ENCODYA, 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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    The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day — Steam game cover

    The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Journey of AutUmn — Steam game cover

    The Journey of AutUmn

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    The Journey of AutUmn - A classic point-and-click adventure game with completely hand-painted graphics. The player controls an android that crashes during its mission through a variety of lovingly designed environments and solves classic inventory puzzles.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) — Steam game cover

    Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monolith — Steam game cover

    Monolith

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Technobabylon — Steam game cover

    Technobabylon

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond a Steel Sky — Steam game cover

    Beyond a Steel Sky

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sovietpunk: Chapter one — Steam game cover

    Sovietpunk: Chapter one

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    State of Mind — Steam game cover

    State of Mind

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return to Monkey Island — Steam game cover

    Return to Monkey Island

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.

    2022AdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deponia — Steam game cover

    Deponia

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stardew Valley — Steam game cover

    Stardew Valley

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.

    2022Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Three Minutes To Eight — Steam game cover

    Three Minutes To Eight

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clunky Hero — Steam game cover

    Clunky Hero

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Soul Tolerance: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Soul Tolerance: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    In a world where artificial intelligence is all that remains, be a robo-detective, and investigate a mind-bending case. Explore a futuristic Japan brought to life in detailed voxel art, and uncover a philosophical lore through tons of characters. Become AI and dive into the mystery of consciousness.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Speedollama — Steam game cover

    Speedollama

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    Speedollama is a fast platformer shooter that sets a new benchmark for speed in the genre. Bursting with quirky humor and vibrant pixelated carnage, this game is not for the faint of heart. Are you ready to embrace the chaos and prove your skills?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior — Steam game cover

    Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior

    Single-player alternative to ENCODYA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ENCODYA.

    A brutal action metroidvania set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you push deeper into a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare.

    ActionAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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