Single-player games like Fading Afternoon
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Fading Afternoon, 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 friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fading Afternoon.
A highschool gang leader Ringo Ishikawa trying to live through his last autumn before graduation. With his best friends.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fading Afternoon.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
- 3
The Legend of Tianding
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fading Afternoon.
The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.
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9 Monkeys of Shaolin
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fading Afternoon.
The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.
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Path of Kung Fu
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fading Afternoon.
Path of Kung Fu is a Wuxia RPG that blends classic martial arts storytelling with open-world freedom. Master kung fu, navigate the Jianghu's bloody conflicts, and rise from a novice to a legendary hero. Subscribe to top-rated Workshop MODs to elevate your experience to the next level!
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Shenmue III
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fading Afternoon.
Shenmue III sees the eagerly anticipated continuation of the epic story-driven saga. Take control of Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist, determined to unravel the mystery behind his father's murder and to exact revenge on the killer.
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龙胤立志传
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Fading Afternoon.
《龙胤立志传》是一款融合门派经营的开放江湖武侠游戏。在各大门派割据一方的神州之上，你可以自由驰骋，历经奇遇，修炼神功，踏上行侠仗义或行凶作恶之路，也可以经营自己的门派，攻城略地，称霸一方，最终谱写一段独一无二的武林传奇。
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Arrest of a stone Buddha
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fading Afternoon.
Hitman is searching for an answer in France 70-s.
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River City Ransom: Underground
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fading Afternoon.
Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.
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The Shadow
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fading Afternoon.
What starts as a simple, highly-paid night shoot in an abandoned marble quarry descends into a psychological nightmare. You are Stefano Caldara, a photographer caught in a web of dark rituals and dangerous secrets. Every choice shapes your morality, your sanity, and your survival...
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The Sims™ 4
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Fading Afternoon.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
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Red Dead Redemption
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Fading Afternoon.
Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Shenmue I & II
Single-player alternative to Fading Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fading Afternoon.
SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.