Single-player games like Storyteller
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Storyteller, 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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Remaining Grace
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Grace Tao died 3 years ago. This is her quiet ghost story. Guide Grace's spirit across 3 time periods, slowly piecing together the constellation of relationships that defined her life — the people she loved, the unspoken moments in between, and the events that led to her death.
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Poetry in Purgatory
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
After dying under mysterious circumstances, Isobel awakens in the afterlife... with a dangerous mission. Explore a strange world of mystery, character and heart as you uncover Purgatory's secrets in Poetry in Purgatory, the first part of The Dead Poetry Trilogy of visual novels.
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Pitstop in Purgatory
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.
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The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
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Scottside
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
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A Week to Remember
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Help Elliot recover his memories and unlock the truth of what happened before it's too late. A Mexican-American gothic, boys' love visual novel, featuring interactive spell crafting and point-and-click exploration.
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Mindcop
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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Saltsea Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
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Golem
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
A heart-warming adventure about a young girl and a shape-shifting golem who must navigate the ruins of an ancient tower to solve its challenging puzzles and re-activate its long-dormant machines.
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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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Assemble with Care
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.
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Strange Horticulture
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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Birth
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
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Sticky Business
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
- 15
Fidel Dungeon Rescue
Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A critically acclaimed roguelite where you can REWIND to find the optimal path through monsters, treasure and secrets. Quick to play. No grinding. No filler. Deep gameplay.