Single-player games like The Gate
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Gate, 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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Fallen Hero: Retribution
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
- 3
VIDEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
- 4
Enelia: Dawn of Madness
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
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Yolo Space Hacker
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
Welcome to our ethical hacker's organisation: we will teach you how to use actual hacker tools (terminal, proxy, reverse shells...) to scan the network, crack passwords, bypass server security and solve the mystery of the Bikini-72 space station.
- 7
Uberich: Advent Sinners
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
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80 Days
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gate.
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
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Z Diaries
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gate.
Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.
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DarkRealms
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gate.
A brutal 2.5D boomer shooter. Blast through demons and undead with shotguns, rockets, and a katana in fast-paced aerial combat. Dash through speedrun-focused levels packed with brutal bosses, aggressive movement, retro-inspired visuals, and heavy metal action.
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Cold Dark
Single-player alternative to The Gate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gate.
Cold Dark is a survival horror boomer shooter. Wake up in a deserted hospital with no memory of how you got there. Battle zombies and mutated horrors with your shotgun and chainsaw as you uncover the truth behind a deadly outbreak consuming the city.