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Single-player games like Theatre Of The Absurd

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Theatre Of The Absurd, 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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    Princess Isabella - Return of the Curse — Steam game cover

    Princess Isabella - Return of the Curse

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Defeat the witch for the last time with the help of your trusty Fairy sidekick and a new friend you met along the way!

    2014Adventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Princess Isabella — Steam game cover

    Princess Isabella

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Help the Princess save her friends and family!

    2014Adventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts — Steam game cover

    Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Many years ago, Emily plummeted from an attic window to her doom. Her house now lies abandoned along with the mystery of her death. Sara has inherited this dark home, only to discover that it is not empty.

    2014Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Legends 3: The Dark City — Steam game cover

    Grim Legends 3: The Dark City

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Hunt monsters in the gothic city!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition — Steam game cover

    Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    The gates to another world will open soon! You can stop the impending disaster, but to do so at all costs to return the stolen stamps! Vanessa is the only heiress of Abraham Van Helsinga, a member of the secret order of light guarding the peace of our world.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Empress Of The Deep 2: Song Of The Blue Whale — Steam game cover

    Empress Of The Deep 2: Song Of The Blue Whale

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Anna must find a way up to the floating Temple of the Clouds and with the help of her mystic animal guides find and save the children of light from the evil Empress Pandora.

    2014Adventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends — Steam game cover

    Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Follow orphan Eva on a trip to mystical Prague in Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Small Town Terrors: Pilgrim's Hook Collector's Edition — Steam game cover

    Small Town Terrors: Pilgrim's Hook Collector's Edition

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Save your twin brother from the sinister sea menace that overtakes everything and everyone on the troubled island of Pilgrim's Hook.

    2014Adventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure — Steam game cover

    Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.

    2019IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams — Steam game cover

    The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Save your family from an ominous undersea facility!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief — Steam game cover

    Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Discover the truth behind the myth and save the children!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fairy Tale Mysteries 2: The Beanstalk — Steam game cover

    Fairy Tale Mysteries 2: The Beanstalk

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Vanquish the last giant!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Empress Of The Deep — Steam game cover

    Empress Of The Deep

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Anna wakes up in a vast and mysterious undersea temple with amnesia. By unlocking the enchanted Imperial Relics she must rediscover her own lost identity and the forbidden secrets of Dark Empress before it’s too late.

    2014Adventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Princess Isabella: The Rise of an Heir — Steam game cover

    Princess Isabella: The Rise of an Heir

    Single-player alternative to Theatre Of The Absurd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Theatre Of The Absurd.

    Master magic to save your mom and stop the witch!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →