Single-player games like Phrixothrix
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Phrixothrix, 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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Myst
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Thief's Roulette
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Lady Luck has selected 15 'thieves' to compete in Thief's Roulette. A new world of puzzles and deception.
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Panelak
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?
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Mask of Mists
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Mask of Mists is an action-adventure game in a first-person view in which you are immersed in exploring the world full of magic and dangers!
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Elroy and the Aliens
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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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Riven (1997)
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.