Single-player games like The Vigilante Diaries
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Vigilante Diaries, 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 Wolf Among Us Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Vigilante Diaries.
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
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The Crown
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Vigilante Diaries.
From humble beginnings, rise up to take your place in the city's underworld! Your choices will decide how the story plays out in this Visual Novel about crime in the 2000s East Coast. Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, Stat-driven, Deep Meta-progression.
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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Vigilante Diaries.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
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Arcadie II: Cold Lands
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Vigilante Diaries.
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
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Suzerain
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Vigilante Diaries.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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Elite Status: Platinum Concierge
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Vigilante Diaries.
Find the unfindable and do the impossible? It’s all in a day’s work for you. As a concierge, how far will you go to make billionaires’ dreams come true?
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Vigilante Diaries.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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Man I Just Wanna Go Home
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
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Call of the Sea
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Vigilante Diaries.
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
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American Arcadia
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Vigilante Diaries.
American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.
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Call of the Elder Gods
Single-player alternative to The Vigilante Diaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Vigilante Diaries.
Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.