Single-player games like AREA MAN LIVES
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to AREA MAN LIVES, 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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Vajont VR
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with AREA MAN LIVES.
This interactive first-person VR experience is set in the Vajont valley, some hours before the disaster. A wife and her husband are talking about their future: the woman senses the danger and wants to leave; her husband dismisses the idea of danger. The player will determine the end of their story.
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Catacombs: The Asper Case
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with AREA MAN LIVES.
In 1804, doorman Philibert Asper's body was found in the Catacombs of Paris. His death remains unsolved to this day. This VR experience takes you 20 feet underground to uncover the truth about his demise. Find out what lurks in the darkness, but make no mistake, spirits never come alone.
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Gravity VR
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with AREA MAN LIVES.
Gravity VR is a unique short interactive experience in a surreal world with no ground beneath your feet, where everything is forever falling. You'll meet two old brothers living a surprisingly ordinary life... But nothing lasts forever.
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Lavrynthos
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with AREA MAN LIVES.
Lavrynthos is an independently created VR short, a funny and philosophic story that places you at the heart of the labyrinth of Crete to tell you the story of the unlikely relationship between the Minotaur and his next meal: a girl named Cora.
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Gloomy Eyes VR
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with AREA MAN LIVES.
With the voice of Colin Farrell, Gloomy Eyes narrates the story of the sun who got tired of the humans and decided to hide and never rise again. Gloomy Eyes is an animated VR-series in 6DoF & 3D real-time.
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BURIED STARS
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with AREA MAN LIVES.
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
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MADiSON VR
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with AREA MAN LIVES.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
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Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with AREA MAN LIVES.
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
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That Dragon, Cancer
Single-player alternative to AREA MAN LIVES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with AREA MAN LIVES.
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.