Single-player games like Diatribes
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Diatribes, 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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HOST
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diatribes.
When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?
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End of Night
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Diatribes.
1943. You are sitting in a boat with Josef, rowing from Nazi-occupied Denmark to safety in neutral Sweden. As he crosses the ocean, the sea gives way to the streets and people that populate his mind. Your journey becomes a living landscape of recollections from the night of his escape.
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ANDERSON
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diatribes.
ANDERSON is a story-driven VR game inspired by classic point & click adventures. Experience a world of science and mystery, with the assistance of a peculiar simulated personality.
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Lavrynthos
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diatribes.
Lavrynthos is an independently created VR short, a funny and philosophic story that places you at the heart of the labyrinth of Crete to tell you the story of the unlikely relationship between the Minotaur and his next meal: a girl named Cora.
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Erwartung
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Diatribes.
Immerse yourself in a nocturnal, eerie forest in the virtual reality production of Arnold Schönberg's "Erwartung". The anxiety of a woman who wanders through the forest in search of her lover becomes an intense performance experience through the expressive sound.
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TERMINUS
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Diatribes.
Embark on a psychedelic 30 minute VR journey into a mysterious universe of alien architecture, populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols.
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The Line
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diatribes.
“The Line” is great for showcasing VR for first-time users. This award-winning experience is a 15-20 minutes interactive story of two figurines who are perfect for each other but reluctant to live out their love.
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Biolum
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diatribes.
Biolum is a 30min VR sci-fi narrative experience. Dive to uncharted depths of the ocean and discover a beautiful world of bioluminescent creatures. But all is not what it seems. What lies beneath the surface?
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The Muybridge Mausoleum
Single-player alternative to Diatribes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Diatribes.
Like an art installation in virtual reality, The Muybridge Mausoleum playfully blends elements of shadow play, 19th century magic lantern shows, and early film set design. The result is a cinema for neanderthals.