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Single-player games like 1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, 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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    Road 96 🛣️ — Steam game cover

    Road 96 🛣️

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.96 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Not For Broadcast — Steam game cover

    Not For Broadcast

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Not For Broadcast VR — Steam game cover

    Not For Broadcast VR

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Suzerain — Steam game cover

    Suzerain

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow — Steam game cover

    Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unrest — Steam game cover

    Unrest

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Council — Steam game cover

    The Council

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

    2018AdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Attentat 1942 — Steam game cover

    Attentat 1942

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

    2017IndieAdventure10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series — Steam game cover

    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fire Escape — Steam game cover

    Fire Escape

    Single-player alternative to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

    A neo-Hitchock murder mystery set in Brooklyn. When the clock strikes eight, a suspenseful thriller begins to unfold in real time. Watch closely from the fire escape as your suspicious neighbors embroil you in a simmering, interactive crime.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →