Single-player games like Riven
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Riven, 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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Myst
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Firmament
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
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The Vaults Below Durn: A Field Study
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
Three Doors. One Safe Path. Observe the signs, learn the patterns, and uncover the fate of the explorer who ventured before you.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Unable to Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?
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Escape First 2
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
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The End of the Sun
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Riven.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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The Eyes of Ara
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
- 12
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Riven.
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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MYSTIC VR
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Riven.
MYSTIC VR is a puzzle adventure that finds you in a magical world which is trapped in eternal night. Find the clues and solve the puzzles to open the doors and activate the crystal spheres to bring back the dawn in this calming, family-friendly experience.
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Neyyah
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures.
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realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
Released in 2014, experience one of the first 3D adaptations of the renowned puzzle-adventure game Myst! Each discovery you make, every puzzle you solve, will bring you closer to reversing a wrong that has gone unchecked for ages.
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Riven (1997)
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Riven.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
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Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Riven.
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
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Myst III: Exile
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Riven.
The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...
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Myst V: End of Ages
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Riven.
The Grand Finale of the greatest adventure! Decide the fate of a civilization in this triumphant final chapter to the Myst saga. Embark on an epic journey into the heart of a shattered empire as the only explorer who can still save it— or destroy it with the wrong choices.
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URU: Complete Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Riven — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Riven.
The critically acclaimed adventure of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst returns with this special collection that contains more Uru than ever before. Already the deepest Myst adventure to date, Uru is significantly expanded with the addition of To D'ni™ and The Path of the Shell, expansion packs that will take Uru beyond your imagination.