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Single-player games like Pillar

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Pillar, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Pillar page.

Ranked picks

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    Where the Bees Make Honey — Steam game cover

    Where the Bees Make Honey

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    Where the Bees Make Honey tells a story about reflecting on different moments from a childhood, which are played and experienced from an adult perspective. At its core Where The Bees Make Honey is a narrative puzzle adventure game, with playable childhood moments filtered throughout.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Back Then — Steam game cover

    Back Then

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    Back Then is a first-person narrative game taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

    2023IndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forgetter — Steam game cover

    Forgetter

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cherophobia — Steam game cover

    Cherophobia

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    You find yourself stranded in a forest after your car breaks down. A short psychological horror game.

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tonight, I Die in My Sleep — Steam game cover

    Tonight, I Die in My Sleep

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    Navigate broken memories in a powerless fantasy fueled equally by nightmares and confessional poetry. A narrative experiment in adapting dreams and poems to the medium of video games.

    2023IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Beginner's Guide — Steam game cover

    The Beginner's Guide

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

    2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Color Soul: Memories — Steam game cover

    Color Soul: Memories

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    A short stylized game set in a colorless world... in the beginning. Unlock colors as you visit the three different areas of the world and unveil the question of who you are and where you are from after losing your memories.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    First Response — Steam game cover

    First Response

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    Welcome to your new job at the Extreme Containment Security Company! You've been selected by Malcolm Monaghan himself as the first subject in their brand new learning initiative! Upon your arrival, K.A.R.A. will guide you through the concepts of Cybersecurity and the important work you'll be doing!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Path of Motus — Steam game cover

    The Path of Motus

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pillar.

    Will you let other people stop you from pursuing your dreams? The Path of Motus is a game where your words have the power to destroy.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dissent on Mars — Steam game cover

    Dissent on Mars

    Single-player alternative to Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pillar.

    A sci-fi life sim where you create new societies unlike anything on Earth. Design your economy and government, build your colony, and experience your choices firsthand by living as a colonist. Will your society become a living utopia, or another dystopia?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →