Single-player games like Blood Nova
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Blood Nova, 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 Abandoned Planet
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art
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Monolith
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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The Crimson Diamond
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Blood Nova.
Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!
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J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
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Rosewater
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
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Technobabylon
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
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The Corruption Within
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Blood Nova.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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LOOM™
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Blood Nova.
Long after the passing of the Second Shadow, when dragons ruled the twilight sky and the stars were bright and numerous, came the Age of the Great Guilds. Blacksmiths. Shepherds. Clerics. Each dedicated to the absolute control of secret knowledge. Another such Guild was the Weavers.
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StarShip Wars
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Blood Nova.
Modern release of Shoot'em Up Game !!! Take a role as pilot of Your spaceship and feel the arcade games vibes in a new modern release. Defeat intergalactic alien riot and succed in this mission.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Blood Nova.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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Void Breach
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
Void Breach is a low-res, retro point-and-click adventure game where an experiment has gone unpredictably wrong. Your daughter is whooshed through a tear in space! Embrace the void and follow her. The only way to bring her back.
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Cyber Seraph
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Blood Nova.
The alien invaders have launched their final offensive on an already crippled Terra. Only one brave pilot can turn the tide of war. Cyber Seraph is a boss focused vertical shoot 'em up with unlockable abilities.
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Twilight Oracle
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
Journey to a strange world in search of the fabled Oracle in this fantasy comedy point & click adventure. Play as Leo, a struggling student with the ability to breathe underwater, and explore a desert island and the depths of an alien ocean to uncover your school’s dark past.
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Tachyon Dreams Anthology
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!
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Devil's Hideout
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
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Neon Hearts City
Single-player alternative to Blood Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Blood Nova.
A private investigator, tracking a missing person, uncovers a conspiracy between humans and androids and a secret that could change everything. Neon Hearts City is a retro point-and-click adventure that thrusts you into a grungy cyberpunk city of the future.