Single-player games like Time Machine VR
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Time Machine VR, 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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World of Diving
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.
An uncharted world awaits. World of Diving is the multiplayer online game that brings you an exhilarating underwater adventure with optional VR support.
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P·O·L·L·E·N
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.
P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.
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The Solus Project
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
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OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Time Machine VR.
Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.
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Robinson: The Journey
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Time Machine VR.
When the Esmeralda crashes on Tyson III, Robin is left stranded. He must rely on his wits – and HIGS, an AI unit from the ship – to survive. As he searches for the lost crew and comes face-to-face with dinosaurs, Robin discovers that Tyson III is not the paradise once promised.
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Beyond Blue
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
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Transpose
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Transpose is a dreamlike and gravity-defying time manipulation puzzle game in VR. It challenges players to solve increasingly complex physics puzzles as they explore an extraordinarily surreal world.
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SpaceEngine
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Time Machine VR.
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
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Jurassic Park: The Game
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Time Machine VR.
Experience a brand new adventure set during the events of the first Jurassic Park movie and see new areas and dinosaurs in this landmark adventure 65 million years in the making!
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Beware Planet Earth
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Time Machine VR.
Beware Planet Earth! is a beguiling mix of classic tower defense and time management coming to PC via Steam for the first time. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men!
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theBlu
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.
Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through a series of habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.
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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to Time Machine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Time Machine VR.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.