Single-player games like The Desolate Hope
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to The Desolate Hope, 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 Descendant
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Desolate Hope.
In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Desolate Hope.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Dex
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
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The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.
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Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Desolate Hope.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
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King's Quest
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Desolate Hope.
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
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Space Aliens Invaders
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
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Legend of Zero
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Desolate Hope.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
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Ultimate Custom Night
Single-player alternative to The Desolate Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!