Single-player games like Protocol Aftertime
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Protocol Aftertime, 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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Time Storm
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
Use your ability to go back in time to overcome obstacles and reach your goal. Are you ready to help your future self?
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The God Unit
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Protocol Aftertime.
The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.
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Beta MAX
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
Use four-dimensional thinking to manipulate time and navigate through this mind bending retro inspired realm. Solve puzzles to help Max find his way home in this atmospheric first-person puzzle platformer.
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Marble Parkour 2: Roll and roll
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
Sequel to marble parkour. Roll more and avoid new traps and play different minigames
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Leap of Phase: Samantha
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
You thought it would be the chance of a lifetime when tech giant IRT hired you to work in their new testing facility. But now… you’re a guinea pig for experimental teleporting technology and suspect that something is wrong with this company. Very wrong...
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Braid, Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
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The Last Cube
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to Protocol Aftertime — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Protocol Aftertime.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.