Single-player games like Eternal Afternoon
Below are 10 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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Buitopia DVD
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Eternal Afternoon.
A short interactive DVD game. Today is Jess's Birthday! Can you find her a suitable gift? Just don't get distracted and forget about Jess. DVDs can't be cursed... right? Yeah it's fine.
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Fourth Time Around
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Henry is an elderly man with regrets. Over the course of his life, he has killed three times. He is about to kill again. Survive a home invasion as you recount his life through a series of dreamy vignettes featuring a thief, a friend, a lover, and mysterious bartender.
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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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Poolcore
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Poolcore is an atmospheric game about liminal poolrooms. Jump into the water, solve puzzles and roam freely in these eerily comforting rooms.
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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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Paratopic: Overdub
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes
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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.
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NEXT OBJECTIVE
Single-player alternative to Eternal Afternoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eternal Afternoon.
The objective marker IS the monster. Play as Tom, a very obedient boy, and teach him how to disobey. Leave the playable area, break the rules, and fight back against a game that wants you to stay on script.