Single-player games like The Heirloom
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Heirloom, 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 Vaults Below Durn: A Field Study
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
Three Doors. One Safe Path. Observe the signs, learn the patterns, and uncover the fate of the explorer who ventured before you.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
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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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Heirloom.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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Late Shift
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to The Heirloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Heirloom.
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.