Single-player games like Awakening
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Awakening, 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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DDR: The Beginning
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Awakening.
Little Griffin is trapped in an ominous new world with his only friend, Birly the teddy bear. Solve clever puzzles and encounter terrifying creatures as the pair embark on a journey to discover what lurks beyond their nightmares.
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Persona 3 Reload
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Awakening.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
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Monster Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Awakening.
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Awakening.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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CLeM
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Awakening.
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
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Alwa's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Awakening.
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Awakening.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Infernax
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Awakening.
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
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Soul's Spectrum
Single-player alternative to Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Awakening.
You wake up in a mysterious dungeon, full of dangerous traps and unlucky inhabitants. Brain cracking puzzles await you while a dark story will slowly unfold in this supernatural place!