Single-player games like PROXIMATE
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to PROXIMATE, 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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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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KEROGEN
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
Dredge up corpses from an oil-drenched nightmare. Lost at sea, the small crew of the 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐒 calls for aid. Elmsfire dances in the clouds above while black beasts stir in the waves beneath. Take your meds. Hold your breath. The black sea won't let go.
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Escape the Beach
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
A surreal first-person narrative experience. Walk along an endless tropical beach, encounter out-of-place artifacts and look for a way to escape while being guided by a soothing yet sarcastic voice who makes you ponder the meaning of your existence.
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Black Cycle
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.
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Bobok
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".
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Thirty Flights of Loving
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
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Tacoma
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
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The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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The Thing from Nowhere
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
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Mouthwashing
Single-player alternative to PROXIMATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PROXIMATE.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.