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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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    Pitstop in Purgatory — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mindcop — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scottside — Steam game cover

    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.

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BEAST CRIMES — Steam game cover

    BEAST CRIMES

    Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.

    Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?

    2022IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Saltsea Chronicles — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro — Steam game cover

    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut — Steam game cover

    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crown of Leaves — Steam game cover

    The Crown of Leaves

    Single-player alternative to Storyteller — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Golem — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Murder by Numbers — Steam game cover

    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!

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Assemble with Care — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020IndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strange Horticulture — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Birth — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023IndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sticky Business — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023SimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fidel Dungeon Rescue — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →