Single-player games like Earth Must Die
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Earth Must Die, 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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Everything is going to be OK
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
"Everything is going to be OK" is a desktop labyrinth of vignettes, poetry, strange fever dream games, and broken digital spaces.
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Looped
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Looped is a short interactive story told through hand-drawn animation. Guide Him and Her through the chapters of their story by solving peaceful mini-puzzles and find a way out of the loop.
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Čtyřlístek a Strašidelný hrad
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Čtyřlístek a strašidelný hrad" přináší legendární český komiks k životu v úchvatné 4K grafice, která zachovává původní umělecký styl Jaroslava Němečka. Připojte se k Fifince, Myšpulínovi, Pinďovi a Bobíkovi na nezapomenutelné cestě na tajemný hrad Okřín.
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G-ASTRO
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Play as a hyperintelligent, intergalactic, space Snail on a mission across the universe. Discover wildlife and plantlife to determine whether this world is habitable for snail-kind.
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Ghost Hunting Journal
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Earth Must Die.
Ghost Hunting Journal is an anime-style narrative adventure game. The duo partners of self-proclaimed "Spirit Agent" accept various supernatural commissions, use a full set of ghost-hunting techniques to tackle urban myths caused by lingering ghosts in the city of Riverrun.
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Princess Ursula
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Princess Ursula is looking for a husband but suitors do not abound! Who is this mysterious princess? And who will be courageous enough to meet her? Find out in this humor filled re-imagining of a classic folks tale!
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Hellworld!
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
A story-driven 2D platforming game in which you possess your enemies and use their abilities to solve puzzles and make your way through the land of Hellworld.
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Shy Dogs Hidden Orchestra
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Shy Dogs Hidden Orchestra is a hidden object game where you need to find musician dogs that are embarassed to play their music. It's like Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra, when you find them, they will play songs for you.
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Space Quest™ Collection
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Experience a blast from the past with the complete, completely twisted Space Quest Collection.
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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Tyranny
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Earth Must Die.
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
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Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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The Swindle
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Earth Must Die.
The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.
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Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good!
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Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good!
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Behold the Kickmen
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
BEHOLD THE KICKMEN is a football game made by someone who has no understanding of, or interest in, what is affectionately known as "The Wonderful Game". Start at the bottom of the Big Boring Football Spreadsheet and grind your way up to become the best at the football anyone's ever seen.
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Devil's Kiss
Single-player alternative to Earth Must Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Earth Must Die.
Find out how it all started in this enticing Visual Novel prequel for "Lair of the Clockwork God". Join heroes Dan and Ben as they navigate a rough first school day stuffed with flirting, demons, a vast conspiracy and all manner of compromising personal information.