Single-player games like Throw Me in the River
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Throw Me in the River, 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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Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Throw Me in the River.
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher.
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Last Threshold
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Dive into the world based on the Lovecraft universe and its successors. In immersive visual novel discover the secret of the temple and learn the truth about your companions and your father’s past!
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Non-Linear Text Quests
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.
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From Beyond
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Throw Me in the River.
From Beyond is a game about a man being transported into a different world after being stabbed. Will he find happiness and hope in a world filled with despair? Will he piece the puzzle pieces together and uncover the mystery of his newfound colorblindness? That's up to you... Or is it?
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De Profundis
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Un visual novel d’horreur qui se déroule dans le noir complet, où les paroles des personnages sont mises en musique.
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The Zodiac Trial
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
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Ceiba
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.
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Border of her Heart
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Throw Me in the River.
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
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Waiting for the Loop
Single-player alternative to Throw Me in the River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Throw Me in the River.
A short form visual novel about artificial intelligence, humanity and family.