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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Eclipsium
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
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Many Nights a Whisper
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Eternal Afternoon.
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Disillusion ST
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others.
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Mouthwashing
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
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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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[Bober Bros] The Hole
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.
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Tormenture
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
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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.