Single-player games like Back Then
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Back Then, 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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Portrait of a Torn
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
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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The Beginner's Guide
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
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Quern - Undying Thoughts
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Back Then.
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
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Anamorphine
Single-player alternative to Back Then — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back Then.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.