Single-player games like Sinking Island
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Sinking Island, 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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Still Life
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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Still Life 2
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".
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The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.
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Whispers of a Machine
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
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Syberia
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
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Black Mirror
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
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Nibiru Voyage
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Nibiru Voyage is a classic scrolling game with weapon upgrades and hordes of enemy ships.
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Paradise
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sinking Island.
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
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And No One Was There
Single-player alternative to Sinking Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This deeply personal, atmospheric journey leads you through a childhood home now filled with shadows and silence. Exploring and uncovering old diaries, notes, and open meaning evokes melancholy, nostalgia, and reflection on loss, memory, and the bonds that tie us to home.