Single-player games like I NEED A NAME
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to I NEED A NAME, 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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Kairo
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
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NaissanceE
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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MirrorMoon EP
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
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When The Past Was Around
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
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FRACT OSC
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
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Discolored
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
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Happy Game
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
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0°N 0°W
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
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ERR - 001
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
The simple RPG game where once you beat it, it's over... A simple to grasp plot and easy to pick up gameplay, ERR-001 is designed for all players. With 5 different areas to the game to master, this short but sweet experience will either interest or intrigue you depending on the way things are looked upon. Every world needs a leader...
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Prism Collider
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with I NEED A NAME.
In this adventure your objective is simple: reach the end of each level. While it may be simple, it's not going to be easy. Using both the white and red layers you'll have to travel across all 30 levels as the game turns from basic puzzles to the hardest challenges you have ever faced.
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Endurance
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
You have a game to play, but it's not going to be that simple. For you see; you've got to eat, drink and close the door. Sound easy? You best be prepared as beating the game as fast as possible is your objective and life is going to be the number one reason for slowing you down.
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DESOLATE: Clone Catastrophe
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
You play as Chrome: one of the three robots which resides in an old factory. With the help of Alder, communicating from the factory's computer system, travel across the wasteland while you take on an army of invading robotic clones and other threats along the way.
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Second Thoughts
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with I NEED A NAME.
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
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HOMEPAGE
Single-player alternative to I NEED A NAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I NEED A NAME.
A horror anomaly finder where you are contracted to observe websites and report errors and changes. But there is more to your clients than meets the eye.