Single-player games like Start Running
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Start Running, 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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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Start Running.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Start Running.
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
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2064: Read Only Memories
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Start Running.
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
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Wanderlust: Travel Stories
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Start Running.
Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a bridge between literature and gaming. Step into the shoes of modern travelers—explore their desires, hopes and fears, and shape how their stories unfold. Make this journey your own.
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SIMULACRA 2
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Start Running.
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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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Start Running.
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
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Neo Cab
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Start Running.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
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Pet
Single-player alternative to Start Running — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Start Running.
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.