Single-player games like Mata Hari
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Mata Hari, 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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Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
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The Last Express Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
Step aboard the 1914 Orient Express in this award-winning mystery adventure from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner. Described as one of the best adventure games of all time, The Last Express is an intrigue-filled adventure set aboard the luxurious Orient Express.
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Memento Mori
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
The enhanced version of Memento Mori which includes the full soundtrack.
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Detention
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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Monolith
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
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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Draugen
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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Unrest
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
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TR-49
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mata Hari.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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The Guild II
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
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The Guild Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.
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The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas
Single-player alternative to Mata Hari — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The first true life simulation series set in the fascinating medieval Europe! The Addon expands and transforms the game into an even greater experience by adding a huge area including the cities of "The Hanse" located at the shores of the European seas.