Single-player games like The Abandoned Planet
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Abandoned Planet, 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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War of the Wormholes: Janitor Duty
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
Welcome to the wild world of the distant future! Become a SPACE JANITOR in this exciting, comedic, and puzzle filled point and click adventure game!
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Zly.ii: The Hacked Station
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
Zly.ii The Hacked Station is a first-person sci-fi adventure game made for the 10th anniversary of the Black Cube series (ASA, Myha...). Visit an abandoned space station, and try to get a Black Cube while searching for your lost friend...
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The Unknown
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
Aboard a small spaceship, you embark on an exploration, daring to face the threats of the universe. Activate your spaceship and uncover the hidden secrets of this vast cosmos.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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The Eyes of Ara
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
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FoxTail
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
FoxTail is a classic quest inspired by the mid-90s games. Complex quests and freedom in solving them, an interesting plot, beautiful graphics and, of course, an atmosphere of mystery and adventure.
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Phantom Fury
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abandoned Planet.
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.
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Tacoma
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
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The Escapist
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abandoned Planet.
A fast paced die-a-lot platformer
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Abandoned Planet.
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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The Dig®
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
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Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
One of the all-time classic adventures, multi award winning "Broken Sword: Director's Cut" pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigue and jeopardy.
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Leisure Suit Larry 7 - Love for Sail
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
When we last saw our less-than-dashing hero, Leisure Suit Larry, he was in a rather sticky situation. Not one to be tied down, Larry makes the best of things by going on a cruise to forget the previous escapade.
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DIG THE GROUND
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The Abandoned Planet.
Dig the Ground is a unique Match3 puzzler in which you have to match gems of the same color and use all sorts of tools to clear the ground tiles beneath you.
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Dexter Stardust : Adventures in Outer Space
Single-player alternative to The Abandoned Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abandoned Planet.
A Spacey Classic Point and Click Adventure for All!