Single-player games like The Utility Room
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Utility Room, 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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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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The Talos Principle VR
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Utility Room.
The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.
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Vertigo Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Utility Room.
An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.
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Metro Awakening
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Utility Room.
Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.
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A Fisherman's Tale
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.
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The Void
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Utility Room.
Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.
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The Solus Project
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
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NaissanceE
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
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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The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
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Paper Beast
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
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STRIDE
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Utility Room.
STRIDE is a high-octane parkour adventure in virtual reality. Fight for your life as you hurtle through the rooftops of a futuristic metropolis. Step into the shoes of a master freerunner as you vault, swing, and shoot your way through this action-packed adventure. Multiplayer now available!
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The Time Machine
Single-player alternative to The Utility Room — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Utility Room.
This 'time machine' takes you where others won't.