Single-player games like Mainland
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Mainland, 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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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Love Mystery Club
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
- 3
Jukai Maze
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
Beneath the shadowed sea of trees below the volcanic mountain lies a mysterious facility probing the afterlife, as omens of the world’s end approach. A loved one missing, reality twisting, a volcano stirring below. Once more you enter the maze, seeking the exit hidden in spectral forest shadows.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
- 5
Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
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Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
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Wheels of Aurelia
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.
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Gateways
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mainland.
From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.
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Montague's Mount
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.
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The Forgotten Nightmare Series
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainland.
A classic-style text adventure game spanning three chapters. Enter verb/noun commands via keyboard, mouse, or game controller to explore, collect items, and solve puzzles in a post-apocalyptic, Christian-themed story. Features an auto-drawing map and hint system.
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Lord of the Tiles
Single-player alternative to Mainland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Mainland.
Gradually uncover the world, discover new cities, connect them with roads, and turn a humble settlement into a prosperous kingdom. Develop your economy, unlock new mechanics, and explore the map at your own pace — with no combat and no unnecessary stress.