Single-player games like DESOLATIUM
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to DESOLATIUM, 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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DESOLATIUM: Prologue
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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Tokyo Dark
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DESOLATIUM.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
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Magical Bakery
Single-player alternative to DESOLATIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DESOLATIUM.
Experience a life full of magic, challenges, and the joy of creating sweets that will leave a spellbinding impression on your customers. Become the ultimate magical baker and prove yourself worthy to inherit the Magical Bakery!