Single-player games like Artificial Nexus
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Artificial Nexus, 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 Wreck
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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A Case of Distrust
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
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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Monolith
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
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Old Skies
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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The Many Deaths of Lily Kosen
Single-player alternative to Artificial Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
A demon is trying to kill you and your friends, and it's all that you can do to survive. How can you stop it permanently? How many of your friends have to die before it's all over? Try and make the best choices you can in this pulse-pounding horror visual novel!