Single-player games like Project Enceladus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Project Enceladus, 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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Unlighted
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
Unlighted is a first-person puzzle video game where you enter a dystopian world that reflects the threshold between memory and oblivion, where you experiment with the characteristics of weird materials that materialize when hit by a ray of light.
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Gumball Hero
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Enceladus.
A fast-paced 3D action roguelike where you play as a gumball machine, shooting bouncing candy to survive waves of enemies. Build your loadout, combine powerful gumballs, and reclaim your mall before it’s too late.
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Machinika: Museum
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
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Dry Drowning
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
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1000xRESIST
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
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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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Quarantine Circular
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to Project Enceladus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Enceladus.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.