Single-player games like Arctic Awakening
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Arctic Awakening, 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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Radiolight
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
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WILL: Follow The Light
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
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Tides of Tomorrow 🌊
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
From the makers of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking narrative adventure. Your choices shape the story for other players! Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions and choose the fate of this plasticpunk world.
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The Invincible
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
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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The Pale Beyond
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
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SEASON: A letter to the future
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Arctic Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctic Awakening.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.