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Single-player games like Song in the Smoke

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Song in the Smoke, 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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    Survivorman VR The Descent — Steam game cover

    Survivorman VR The Descent

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    A gripping reality-based survival simulator set in the Canadian Arctic with Survival expert Les Stroud. After narrowly surviving a helicopter crash in the mountains, use your skills, smarts and creativity to battle the elements and save your own life, before you freeze to death or worse...

    2024AdventureSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    B.o.W II VR — Steam game cover

    B.o.W II VR

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Race against time to save the planet from environmental disaster! Cull Invasive species, explore underwater cave systems, deep dive using trimix, as well as visit the artic circle, and more!!

    2025ActionSportsAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bodies of Water VR — Steam game cover

    Bodies of Water VR

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Immerse yourself in this new and exciting, VR only, sports-based action arcade game. Learn how to Scuba Dive, Freedive and Snorkel over various action packed, exhilarating and challenging adventures!

    2021ActionSportsAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Green Hell VR — Steam game cover

    Green Hell VR

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quantum Eye — Steam game cover

    Quantum Eye

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Set in a dark, futuristic united states, all citizens are watched under a highly-advanced supercomputer known as the "Quantum Eye" Machine. You are an employee at the Quantum Eye facility, but quantum eye goes sentient. Your goal is simple, SHUT IT DOWN...

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necroverse - Undying Shadows — Steam game cover

    Necroverse - Undying Shadows

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Dive into the apocalyptic world of Necroverse, where survival is just the beginning. In this adrenaline-pumping zombie shooter, you'll face relentless hordes of the undead and rival players in two heart-pounding game modes:

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Soulace — Steam game cover

    Soulace

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Soulace takes you on an audio-visual journey through the afterlife. Inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, it provokes reflection on the mystery of dying. Immerse yourself in magical worlds and uniquely sculpted meditative environments!

    2021IndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oathbreakers — Steam game cover

    Oathbreakers

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Oathbreakers is a multiplayer fantasy VR RPG that incorporates a unique blend of strategic precision-based realtime action combat, with unrestricted player vs player competitiveness, in a relaxing survival RPG themed environment.

    2022ActionStrategyAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Subnautica — Steam game cover

    Subnautica

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Resident Evil — Steam game cover

    Resident Evil

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turok — Steam game cover

    Turok

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BONEWORKS — Steam game cover

    BONEWORKS

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skulls of the Shogun — Steam game cover

    Skulls of the Shogun

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!

    2013StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GALAK-Z — Steam game cover

    GALAK-Z

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Song in the Smoke.

    Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Awaysis — Steam game cover

    Awaysis

    Single-player alternative to Song in the Smoke — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    The ultimate physics-based dungeon brawler. Surf hilly terrain to build up speed, and unleash momentum-based mayhem against the Dark Lord of Darkness in a slapstick solo or co-op adventure!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →