Single-player games like Deponia
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Deponia, 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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Chaos on Deponia
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.
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Goodbye Deponia
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
More chaos, more destruction, more Rufus. Not one, not two, but three Rufuses cause all kinds of crazy mayhem in the long-awaited adventure comedy Goodbye Deponia!
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Deponia Doomsday
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.
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Deponia: The Complete Journey
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deponia.
Junk, junk and even more junk. Life on the trash-planet Deponia is anything but a walk in the park. No surprise that Rufus had enough of that and hatches one ludicrous plan after the other to escape this bleak place.
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Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
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Syberia
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deponia.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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The Whispered World Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
When the fate of a world hangs in the balance, an unusual hero arises! The visually impressive adventure-epic The Whispered World is now available as a Special Edition for the first time. Let the Whispered World enchant you with its many animated details and fantastic characters.
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deponia.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deponia.
There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.
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The Inner World
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?
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SchoolBoy Runaway
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deponia.
“You little rascal! Go study your lessons right now!” said the angry parents, grounding you. Try to outsmart them and find a way to have fun with your friends.
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The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.
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The Book of Unwritten Tales
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deponia.
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
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Flight of the Amazon Queen: 25th Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deponia.
The year is 1949 and you assume the role of Joe King, a pilot for hire who will embark on a quest to rescue a kidnapped princess and in the process, encounter a dangerous temple, fearsome Amazonian warriors, and a powerful mad scientist intent on taking over the world!
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
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Blackguards
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
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The Night of the Rabbit
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.
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The Dark Eye: Memoria
Single-player alternative to Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deponia.
In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.