Single-player games like ...Knew the Beginning
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to ...Knew the Beginning, 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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Randal's Monday
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
A kleptomaniac, a sociopath and a horrible friend. Randal is potentially one of the most scurrile protagonists since the invention of the hoverboard. Randal's Monday is a crazy space-time odyssey in classic adventure design, spiced up with countless geek culture references of the last 30 years.
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Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.
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Život Není Krásný: Poslední Exekuce
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
A hand‑drawn, old‑school point‑and‑click adventure filled with dark humor and unapologetically over‑the‑top violence. Step into the shoes of the degenerate bailiff Vladimír Brehowski and follow him through his final day on the job.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ...Knew the Beginning.
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
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Metal Dead
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
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POSTAL 2
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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Substitute Priest
Single-player alternative to ...Knew the Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ...Knew the Beginning.
Welcome to [REDACTED], our lovely village. Get acquainted with our community, pray for a bit, and let's go. Meet our newly acquired priest and get rid of your sins as quickly as possible. PS: We advise you not to stay outside buildings after 9:00 p.m.