Single-player games like Upheaval
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Upheaval, 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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Alcyone: The Last City
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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IMMRAMA: Voyages of the Otherworlds
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
A story-driven RPG you play with text or voice. No jargon, use your own words and the game understands. A hand-written world of myth responds. Real dice, factions, and consequences underneath; a complete, cinematic voyage you can actually finish. Every word human-authored. AI only does the telling.
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A Court of Seven Crowns
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Upheaval.
Navigate a web of intrigue and assassination to make peace among warring fae! The fate of their realms and yours is in your hands! A text-based interactive novel.
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Saga · The Circle
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
The Holy Sword has been drawn. Now gather the Knights of the Round Table to rebuild the kingdom. Explore and investigate war-torn Britain, and fight in tactical battles where stealing turns matters. In this Literary CRPG, every choice shapes your values, your allies, and the fate of Britain itself.
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Survive, Resist, Collaborate - a World War 2 Choice-Based Story
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
A fully narrated branching narrative game set in occupied Netherlands during World War 2. Every choice shapes the fate of a young Dutch civilian. Will you resist the Germans? Simply try to survive? Or join them in the fight against Bolshevism? Based on real events.
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VIDEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
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Esoteric Ebb
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Upheaval.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.