Single-player games like A Guidebook of Babel
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to A Guidebook of Babel, 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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Who Summoned It?
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Unravel the Knotgud disaster in this point and click deduction mystery. Explore the kingdom of Knotgud, interrogate townsfolk, and investigate with magical tools. Use your discoveries to piece the events together word by word in your scroll of truth to find out, Who Summoned It?
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Ramas' Call: Twisted timing
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
Point and Click adventure in a medieval fantasy ambience. Imagine you are a random tabletop geek looking for new adventures and your friend makes a tiiny mistake with his time machine... Now add an adventurer, a noble and a detective and mix them all together in yourself. Adventure awaits!
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Alien Function
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
A suspenseful surreal comedy in the depths of space. Typhil and his companions set out to unravel the many mysteries of this enigmatic starship, facing aliens, killer robots, and more on a quest for the truth about their mission, and their lives.
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The Jewel of Monostructure
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
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Tales of the Neon Sea
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!
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noRma
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
"noRma" immerses you in the role of private detective Augustus Pinkerton. The game takes place in June 2240, your mission is to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Norma X, a 19-year-old young woman.
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Your Computer Might Be At Risk
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
Your Computer Might Be At Risk is a first-person narrative puzzle game. Locked up in a room after a mysterious car accident, you must figure out how to escape while surviving dangerous trials.
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GRUNND
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Antichamber
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to A Guidebook of Babel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Guidebook of Babel.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).