Single-player games like The Gap
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Gap, 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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Metamorphosis
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Bohemian Killing
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
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The Station
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
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Ghost on the Shore
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
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The White Door
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
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Titan Station
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery.
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
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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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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IMMORTALITY
Single-player alternative to The Gap — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.