Single-player games like IDIOT
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to IDIOT, 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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INDUSTRIA
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IDIOT.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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TR-49
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IDIOT.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Atomic Heart
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IDIOT.
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
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Empathy: Path of Whispers
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
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Paradise Lost
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
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! Wild Russia !
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IDIOT.
«Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.
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Aquarelle
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
Aquarelle is a surreal adventure with parkour elements, where you have to find a way out of the virtual space into which its creator D-504 fell.
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Cat Go! Ultimate Challenge
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
Help a cute kitten to save Barsikgrad from unkind looter cats and restore peace in a cozy town.
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Ragdoll: Fall Simulator
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with IDIOT.
In this game, you can launch your character anywhere, watching as his limbs dangle and hit all the obstacles.
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Underwater
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IDIOT.
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
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Motherland
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with IDIOT.
Motherland (A sad fairytale for adults) is an indie-game that allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of a provincial town during the epidemic.
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Warehouse Simulator: Forklift Driver
Single-player alternative to IDIOT — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Manage specialized equipment used in warehouses and become a professional in your field. And the well-developed mechanics of the movement of specialized warehouse equipment allows you to experience the sensations of working in a warehouse without leaving your computer.