Single-player games like Echoes of the Sun
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Echoes of the Sun, 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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Riven
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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'n Verlore Verstand
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
Be prepared to be transported to a reality of dreams and nightmares. What will you discover about yourself in this journey through the subconscious?
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The Assembly
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
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Dead Secret
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
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The Last Campfire
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
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The Crow's Eye
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
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Arise: A Simple Story
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to Echoes of the Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Echoes of the Sun.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.