Single-player games like Alum
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Alum, 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 Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Be a Bard! The challenge awaits!!Join Finn the bard as he undertakes "The King's Challenge" and see if he has what it takes to not only survive, but to write the greatest song in all of the land of Uir!
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Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A retro styled adventure/RPG hybrid with atmosphere like the classics. Play as warrior, sorceress, or rogue as you travel through the rich world of Norse mythology to keep it from eternal winter. Each class has different puzzle solutions, making for good replay value. Fully free, no hidden costs.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Milkmaid of the Milky Way
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Syberia: The World Before
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alum.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
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Reversion - The Meeting (2nd Chapter)
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
You’ve escaped the guarded hospital holding you prisoner to find Buenos Aires in ruins. Memories still missing, you must beat puzzles and collect clues to find a mysterious stranger who may hold the truth to what happened 20 years ago.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Sentry City
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alum.
Sentry City is a cyberpunk-style side-scroller with gameplay that is part trial-and-error, and part reaction time based. Traverse the city using the motorcycle overworld map, blast and think your way through the levels, and fight tough bosses to uncover who is behind the city's AI disruption.
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Wildwood Down
Single-player alternative to Alum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Step into the hilariously twisted world of Wildwood Down, a side-splitting comedy thriller. Featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome. (Inspired by and voice acted by the Dev's childhood friend!) Perfect for fans of the P-n-C adventure genre and new comers looking for a wild heartfelt ride!