Single-player games like The Outbound Ghost
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Outbound Ghost, 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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Persona 4 Golden
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Outbound Ghost.
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
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Chained Echoes
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
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Echo Generation: Midnight Edition
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
Lead a gang of kids to uncover spooky mysteries, battle creatures, and explore the supernatural side of your hometown in Echo Generation, a turn-based adventure set in the 90s.
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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
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The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
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Overfall
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.
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OMORI
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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Enigma of Fear
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
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Desktop Defender
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
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Lootbox Lyfe
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.
Explore a desolate world in the genre defining platformvania. Lootbox Lyfe is a Metroidvania with Movement Option Progression. Save your species through delving into an interconnected world riddled with platforming obstacles. Unlock new areas as you obtain new movement options.
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Girabox
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
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Soul Stalker
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.
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Wanted Shadows
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.
Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.
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Little Laps
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Race through minimalist tracks designed for precision and flow. Master the one-button controls, beat your best times, and experience racing distilled to its purest form. Can you perfect your little laps?
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Wanted Shadows: Unchained
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.
A survivors-like game where you defeat creatures of the night trying to take over the underworld. Vanquish the invasion, perfect your build, and become purgatory's master.
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Card Corner
Single-player alternative to The Outbound Ghost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.
An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.