Single-player games like Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye, 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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The Secret of Retropolis
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Phoenix Springs
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
Lose yourself in Phoenix Springs – a modern point-and-click set in a mysterious neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
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L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files places you directly in the shoes of Detective Cole Phelps as you solve brutal crimes, plots and conspiracies inspired by real cases from 1947 Los Angeles, one of the most corrupt and violent times in L.A. history.
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Still Life
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.
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Tex Murphy: Overseer
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
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Riddlewood Manor
Single-player alternative to Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye.
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.