Single-player games like HIVESWAP: ACT 2
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to HIVESWAP: ACT 2, 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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HIVESWAP: ACT 1
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
A hand-drawn tribute to hilarious '90s adventure games (with none of the accompanying frustration). Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion.
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Leila
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Deponia
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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Death of the Reprobate
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Explore a world built from the luscious landscapes, turbulent townscapes and preposterous portraits of real Renaissance paintings. Death of the Reprobate is a Rabelaisian adventure game from the creator of Four Last Things and The Procession to Calvary.
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
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Pesterquest
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
Embark on a quest of epic importance in Pesterquest, a grimsical episodic visual novel adventure set in the darkly funny Homestuck / Hiveswap universe, created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie.
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Hiveswap Friendsim
Single-player alternative to HIVESWAP: ACT 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HIVESWAP: ACT 2.
You’ve crash landed on a dangerous alien planet with no food, medicine, or prospects, but you do know one thing—you are absolutely desperate for friendship.