Single-player games like SOS Recordings
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SOS Recordings, 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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Upheaval
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Room 337
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
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Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
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VIDEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with SOS Recordings.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to SOS Recordings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOS Recordings.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.