Single-player games like Once Upon a Sea
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Once Upon a Sea, 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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The Holy City
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.
Gamified and Interactive documentary experience. Traveling through volumetric captures, the user unlocks clues and completes challenges illuminating common values between the three Abrahamic religions. Each section concludes with a video of the holiest day, making rare moments, accessible virtually
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Missing Pictures: Tsai Ming-Liang
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.
For every movie made, dozens of pictures remain missing forever. In the VR documentary experience MISSING PICTURES: Tsai Ming-Liang, the Taiwanese filmmaker looks back on his childhood in Malaysia in the 1960s.
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Missing Pictures : Catherine Hardwicke
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.
For every movie made, dozens of pictures remain missing forever. In the VR documentary experience MISSING PICTURES: Catherine Hardwicke, the American filmmaker tells how she unsuccessfully tried to adapt the cult book "The Monkey Wrench Gang", a precursor to eco-activism.
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The Great C
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Once Upon a Sea.
Based on the sci-fi short story by Philip K. Dick, The Great C is a cinematic narrative featuring a thrilling storyline, stunning environments and a powerful soundtrack. The Great C is a sweeping 30+ minute experience, developed from the ground up to push the boundaries of storytelling in VR.
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Missing Pictures : Abel Ferrara
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.
For every movie made, dozens of pictures remain missing forever. The VR documentary experience MISSING PICTURES: Abel Ferrara gives the director a chance to tell the story that would otherwise never be told.
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Human Within
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Once Upon a Sea.
Human Within is an innovative VR interactive experience with a branching storyline that requires real user decisions, leading to different endings. Its blend of original storytelling, 2D film, 3D graphics, 360° video, interactive Point Clouds, and puzzles offers something uniquely immersive.
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Queerskins: a love story
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Take an emotional journey down a country road in rural Missouri along with Ed and Mary-Helen, Sebastian’s parents. Uncover Sebastian’s life as you interact with his belongings found in the box next to you. Was he a “disgrace” like his father says or a “good man” as his mother believes?
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BRINK Traveler
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.
Experience some of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders as fully 3D immersive environments! Feel like you're really there as BRINK Traveler brings these iconic destinations to you today! 🌄