Single-player games like The Quiet Things
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Quiet Things, 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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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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As Long As You're Here
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
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Anamorphine
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.
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Last Time I Saw You
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
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OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
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The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Single-player alternative to The Quiet Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Quiet Things.
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.