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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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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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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Mushroom Musume
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.
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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.
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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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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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The Pale Beyond
Single-player alternative to Upheaval — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upheaval.
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.