Single-player games like Iron Roses
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Iron Roses, 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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SPORE™
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
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Syberia
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
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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Scribblenauts Unlimited
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
The best-selling, award-winning franchise is back – on your home PC in gorgeous HD for the first time.
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Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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Riven (1997)
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
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Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
Duke Grabowski is a classic point-and-click adventure, created with love by an indie team that includes Bill Tiller (The Curse of Monkey Island, Steven Spielberg's The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine).
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Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Iron Roses.
Enjoy a compelling story, while playing an amazing cooking game!
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Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Step into a hilarious, steampunk-tinged point n click space adventure! Play as Captain Brawe, Agent Luna and Danny across four colorful planets — solve clever puzzles, uncover conspiracies, and meet unforgettable characters (space pirates, secret agents, and eccentric aliens).
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Kingdom Tales: Dragons & Us
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Embark on a magical journey in this entertaining and fun time management strategy game! In Kingdom Tales you will explore the land, gather, produce and trade resources, build, repair and take care of your citizens.
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Curse of Dragon Mountains 2: The Lair
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Dark shadows are rising once again! Spirits are restless! For he has awaken! Return to Dragon Mountains with Mina and her spirited companion Malik and defeat the evil spirit in this compelling hidden-object adventure where fantasy, folklore, and mystery intertwine.
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Curse of Dragon Mountains: The Strix
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
You see it in your dreams, you feel it in your blood; the ancient evil awakening! Uncover the secrets of your family estate. Solve puzzles, explore fantasy lands & confront the evil spirit Strix in this fantasy puzzle adventure game!
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Untold Mystery: Angel’s Cry
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.
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Black Rainbow Mystery: Amazon Escape
Single-player alternative to Iron Roses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Iron Roses.
Escape Amazon forest, solve puzzles, find hidden clues, survive the curse! Set on the journey and explore dozens of locations; forest, old temples, forgotten villages and much more. Use your surviving skills and techniques to escape the inevitable.