Single-player games like ZendoVR
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ZendoVR, 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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Riven
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with ZendoVR.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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The Solus Project
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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Tetris® Effect: Connected
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with ZendoVR.
Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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ADR1FT
Single-player alternative to ZendoVR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.