Single-player games like Desert Mirage
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Desert Mirage, 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 Dream Machine - The Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
An award-winning point & click adventure about exploring other people’s dreams. Uncover dark secrets in a strange apartment building and wander through a surreal, hand-crafted dreamscape built from clay, cardboard & broccoli.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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Old Skies
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Desert Mirage.
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
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The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
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Bramble: The Mountain King
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
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Staffer Reborn
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.
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Hazel Sky
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
Hazel Sky is a heartfelt adventure about a young engineer facing his destiny and his desires. Fix ramshackle flying machines and jump, climb, swing, and slide through a beautiful, mysterious world.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Lunar Axe
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
After a big earthquake in the city, ruins of an old building collapse and you end up trapped inside an abandoned house. Find a way out and unravel the mystery of inexplicable tremors, revealing ancient secrets and a mystical artifact, before the city is destroyed.
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Marabundle
Single-player alternative to Desert Mirage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Desert Mirage.
Play a series of small games of multiple genres, each with a unique playstyle and visuals! Defeat skeletons, play cards, ride a train or fight aerial combat in this collection of indie games.