Single-player games like Down is Relative
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Down is Relative, 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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Darkness Ritual: Impasse
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Down is Relative.
You witnessed a dark ritual taking place and nothing will go wrong from now on. You are stuck in an unknown place, can getting out of here and solving the secrets save you from this impasse?
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At the Dream End 2 - Beyond Gods
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Down is Relative.
How does one confront the unfathomable horror of knowing too much, of peering into the abyss and finding a reflection of their own insignificance? Story-driven point-and-click adventure game with tons of lore and intriguing concepts about the universe, bio-experiments, and life itself.
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Venineth
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Down is Relative.
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
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Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Down is Relative.
PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...
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Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Down is Relative.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
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The Fermi Paradox
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Down is Relative.
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
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Lifeless Moon
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Down is Relative.
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
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Bionic Bay
Single-player alternative to Down is Relative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Down is Relative.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.