Single-player games like First Gen
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to First Gen, 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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Keizudo
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Keizudo is a command based visual novel that uses pre-rendered low polygon graphics. It has a sci-fi romance story with cyberpunk aesthetics reminiscent of 90s video games and anime.
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XANTAF3 Bogotá Cyberpunk
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with First Gen.
Investigate impossible mysteries in a Latin American cyberpunk Bogotá. Explore atmospheric locations, talk to characters, collect clues, connect evidence, and formulate hypotheses in a narrative detective adventure.
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Clash: Robot Detective - Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with First Gen.
Crack the case with Clash!
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NETGHOST
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with First Gen.
Netghost is a Crime Drama visual novel with a mystery-driven story full of intrigue, twists and turns. The story follows Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who transforms into a cold-blooded criminal in his struggle to protect the company he works for and aid his ailing sister.
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with First Gen.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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NeonCode
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with First Gen.
NeonCode is a one hour long cyberpunk-retro adventure game made by one developer. It was inspired by classics such as the Blade Runner-movies, Miami Vice, Grim Fandango and the games of Telltale.
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Cyber Manhunt
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with First Gen.
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
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State of Mind
Single-player alternative to First Gen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with First Gen.
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.