Single-player games like Eternal Afternoon
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Eternal Afternoon, 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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Grønland
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Explore the frozen North, investigate your mysterious past, and try to remember... or forget. Grønland is a peculiar adventure game set in the lower Arctic of the late 19th century.
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CODA
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
///CODA is a surrealist exploration game with four diverse chapters that each tell unique stories connected by a surreal museum. Take a peak through the looking glass and wander...
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Snowsquall Grip
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Escape the snowy nightmare or be trapped forever — your call.
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The Elision Effect
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
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Within the Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
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The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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FEED IT
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Eternal Afternoon.
A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.
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Paratopic
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.