Single-player games like THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE, 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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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Lightmatter
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
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Titan Station
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery.
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The Assembly
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
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Quern - Undying Thoughts
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
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INDIKA
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Faraday Protocol
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.
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Prey
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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Moons of Madness
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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THE XEN
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Add up to 10. THE XEN is an adrenaline-pumping puzzle roguelike where every number counts. Test your game sense against the world.
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BioShock™
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Half-Life
Single-player alternative to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.