Single-player games like Obduction
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Obduction, 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 Five Cores Remastered
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Heavily inspired by the 90s graphic puzzle games, The Five Cores Remastered is a surreal and poetic adventure that you can explore in VR.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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Isle of Pan
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Photograph strange creatures and open portals to surreal realms in this photography adventure. Isle of Pan is an alternative perceptual experience that recreates the joy of instant photography in the form of a supernatural walking sim.
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VR Painting Spacetime
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
This is a Virtual Reality painting experience. Enjoy exploring an abstract VR space with calming sounds and interesting sights! Interactive particles! It can be a place to relax or meditate and just be inside a painting reality!
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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The Backrooms Simulator
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Obduction.
Based on the creepypasta. Enter the Backrooms: a realistic walking simulator through millions of monotonous empty hallways.
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Hyperbolica
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.
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Kairo
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
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Riven
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
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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Myst
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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The Eyes of Ara
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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The Room
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Obduction.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obduction.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo
Single-player alternative to Obduction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Obduction.
Professor Spelunx and Mr. Seudo are studying Planet X, a place full of mystery and adventure. There's a surprise around every turn, a huge world to explore and dozens of mini-games to enjoy. Spelunx and the Caves of Mr.