Single-player games like The Samaritan Paradox
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Samaritan Paradox, 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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Kathy Rain
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
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Blackwell Deception
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.
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Rosewater
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
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The Rewinder
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
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Whispers of a Machine
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
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Lamplight City
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Midnight Margo
Single-player alternative to The Samaritan Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Samaritan Paradox.
A roleplaying adventure with a touch of absurdity