Single-player games like Gap Year
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gap Year, 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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Upheaval
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
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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Closer the Distance
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Gap Year.
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Dispatch
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
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Leila
Single-player alternative to Gap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gap Year.
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.