Single-player games like The Riese Project - Prologue
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Riese Project - Prologue, 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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.redruM
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
.redruM is a psychological horror game blending realism and visual experimentation. Inspired by liminal spaces, backrooms, and real crime scenes, you play as a photographer uncovering the identity behind gruesome murders. .redruM is the red room where unshared photos are developed.
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Riven
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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The Five Cores Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
Heavily inspired by the 90s graphic puzzle games, The Five Cores Remastered is a surreal and poetic adventure that you can explore in VR.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Unable to Exit 8
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?
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DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
Solve an impossible murder case in the far-flung future in this VR & Non-VR investigation action adventure! Multi-awarded title DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition contains all three episodes from the acclaimed trilogy.
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Firmament
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
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The Fidelio Incident
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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BloodRayne (Legacy)
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Riese Project - Prologue.
In the years between the World Wars, Agent BloodRayne works as a killing machine for The Brimstone Society--a top secret fraternity that hunts down and destroys supernatural threats. Starring heroine Rayne, this original action horror game unleashed the red headed dhampir on the world.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Riese Project - Prologue.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
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Cyberpunk 2077
Single-player alternative to The Riese Project - Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.