Single-player games like The Rising
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Rising, 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 Zone: Stalker Stories
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Tactical card battles and narrative RPG exploration in a world of monsters and anomalies. As one of the last remnants of humanity, trapped in the Zone, it's your turn to become a Stalker and walk where others fear to tread.
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ALBATROSS
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
After an unnamed catastrophe, you've been left alone and stranded on a boat in the middle of a sunken world. Journey through vast megastructures and the giant rotting frames of mysterious machines. Feed the boat's engine with fish caught using your harpoon. Never slow down.
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Em-A-Zurvival
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
The continuation of Em-A-Li in this zombie themed horror puzzle game. Escape from your apartment and survive the jump scares.
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Green Alert
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rising.
An action-adventure game with rpg elements. It portrays the story of a mass contamination caused by deforestation on the planet, where the player must investigate the whereabouts of his family and find a way out of the labyrinth that is found.
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DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.
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Nocturnal
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rising.
Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!
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Creepy Tale: Snow Child
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
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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Mutropolis
Single-player alternative to The Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.