Single-player games like Obsidian
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Obsidian, 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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The Space Bar
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
Play as Alias Node, a human detective working on planet, Armpit VI. Your assignment? Catch a shifty criminal, wanted for grand theft and murder, before whatever it is, escapes to another world!
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
Join forces with Dungeon Master Dalboz and travel throughout the Underground Empire's many locations, such as Hades, Flood Control Dam #3 and The Dungeon Master's Lair.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obsidian.
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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Rocket Jockey
Single-player alternative to Obsidian — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to the most brutal sport around. Destruction derbies are so passé, audiences want blood, so we strapped the drivers to volatile rockets. Smash your opponents into dust or better yet each other. Drag their faces across the ground at over 100 MPH...and give a whole new meaning to road rash!