Single-player games like Kona
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Kona, 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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Kona II: Brume
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
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Kholat
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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The Painscreek Killings
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
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Enigma of Fear
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Shadows of Doubt
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
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This Bed We Made
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
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Killer Frequency
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
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Arctic Awakening
Single-player alternative to Kona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.