Single-player games like The Descendant
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Descendant, 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 Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Descendant.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Descendant.
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
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Republique
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.
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The Fall
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.
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Repella Fella
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
Repella Fella is an interactive, point and click, choose your own adventure. This cinematic tale is set in a post-apocalyptic, futuristic Australia. Alternate between 3 intertwining stories. Replay the game multiple times to attempt different solutions and achieve every possible ending.
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The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Descendant.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Dispatch
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
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Myst
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Life is Strange Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Descendant.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Descendant.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
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Oh Frog
Single-player alternative to The Descendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Descendant.
Oh Frog is a loopy 2D action adventure game set in the mysterious, fairy tale-esque lands of the Frog Kingdom. Play as Lif, the Frog Kingdom’s bravest frog, as you travel through gorgeous, lovingly hand-drawn landscapes and animated worlds, on your quest to recover the stolen Crowns of Power!