Single-player games like Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair, 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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Nova Forever
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
✨Beam yourself up into a galactic buddy comedy taking place in a giant space mall. Connect with quirky characters, solve puzzles, and form the unlikeliest friendship ever in this bright point & click adventure ride!
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Samorost 2
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
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Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
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Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!
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Mutropolis
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
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Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.
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Jorel’s Brother and The Most Important Game of the Galaxy - Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
“Jorel’s Brother and The Most Important Game of the Galaxy” is a point-and-click adventure about an eight-year-old boy who lives with his eccentric family in the shadow of Jorel, his handsome and popular brother. Based on the award-winning Brazilian animation “Jorel’s Brother”.
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales from the Crossing: The Captain's Chair.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.