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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 — Steam game cover

    .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.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Riven — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Five Cores Remastered — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Obduction — Steam game cover

    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.

    2016IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unable to Exit 8 — Steam game cover

    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?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Firmament — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023IndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Fidelio Incident — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Myst — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BloodRayne (Legacy) — Steam game cover

    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.

    2006ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Half-Life: Alyx — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyberpunk 2077 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020RPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →