Single-player games like Aphelion
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Aphelion, 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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Deliver Us The Moon
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
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ADR1FT
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.
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WILL: Follow The Light
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
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Fort Solis
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience.
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Deer & Boy
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.
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A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise. Survive in silence.
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A Plague Tale: Requiem
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
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The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
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Remember Me
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
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Hail Mary
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Aphelion.
Grapple, shoot, and call in devastating ordinances as you fight against impossible odds across enemy-controlled military compounds. Squad up with friends, complete high-risk objectives, and survive Operation: Hail Mary.
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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Tomb Raider: Legend
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
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Life is Strange Remastered
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
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Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
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Jusant
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.
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Twin Mirror
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
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Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
Single-player alternative to Aphelion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.