Single-player games like Dispatch
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dispatch, 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 Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Tales from the Borderlands
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
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Batman - The Telltale Series
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.
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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Until Dawn™
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
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Life is Strange 2
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Henchman Story
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.
Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.
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This Is the Police
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dispatch.
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
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Baldur's Gate 3
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Dispatch.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dispatch.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Life is Strange Remastered
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
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Monster Prom
Single-player alternative to Dispatch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dispatch.
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.