Single-player games like Phrixothrix
Below are 9 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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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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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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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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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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THE LONGING
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
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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.
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Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Nikopol is a first-person dystopian point-and-click sci-fi adventure game. In 2023 France is ruled by an iron-fist religious dictatorship. A mysterious pyramid ship suddenly appears above Paris. Begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the government, your missing father, and Egyptian Gods.
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Shardlight
Single-player alternative to Phrixothrix — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world.
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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.