Single-player games like Back in the Swamp
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Back in the Swamp, 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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Rusts Of Corruption
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
You've mysteriously awoken on an isolated island on an unknown world. A corrupting force spreads through the island, leaving only a short amount of time to learn about the islands mysteries... Who will you meet? What will you learn? Are you ready to see the world die?
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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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1000xRESIST
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
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KRAMPEN
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Adios
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.
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Chasing Static
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Single-player alternative to Back in the Swamp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in the Swamp.
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.