Single-player games like Always On
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Always On, 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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DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Always On.
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
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Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Always On.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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Neo Cab
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
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2064: Read Only Memories
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
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Audio Arena
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Audio Arena is a single player arena game in which the gameplay is generated by music.
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Don't Let Go!
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Always On.
In these 2 short experiences you are sat in a chair with your hands in front of you on the keyboard. Now, whatever happens, Don't Let Go!
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Adventure Golf VR
Single-player alternative to Always On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Always On.
A minigolf adventure for all ages! Discover dinosaurs, robots and a cranky mushroom!