Single-player games like Playing History - The Plague
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Playing History - The Plague, 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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Playing History 2 - Slave Trade
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
Travel back in time and witness the horrors of slave trade firsthand. You will be working as young slave steward on a ship crossing the Atlantic. You are to serve the captain and be his eyes and ears. What do you do, when you realize that your own sister has been captured by the slave traders?
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Playing History - The Plague.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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The Plague Doctor of Wippra
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
The plague spreads agony and fear in the small town of Wippra. As a plague doctor, you bring healing and relief wherever you can. But ignorance, superstition, and religious zeal make for a deadly threat in this retro medieval medical adventure!
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Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Playing History - The Plague.
There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.
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1428: Shadows over Silesia
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
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The Procession to Calvary
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.
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Four Last Things
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.
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Playing History: Vikings
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History - The Plague.
Playing History'Vikings' is the newest chapter of the Playing History educational game series. The previous two titles in the 'Playing History-Series' have been rewarded with several awards. With 'Playing History: Vikings' we have kicked up the experience several notches by providing a fully realized 3D world to interact with, a deeper...
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President for a Day - Floodings
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Playing History - The Plague.
President for A Day: Floodings is a turn-based strategy game where YOU are the President of Pakistan. With two weeks to Election Day, the monsoon could not come at a worse time. And in its wake comes famine, cholera, rebels, and much more. Can you save the nation in its hour of need?
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President for a Day - Corruption
Single-player alternative to Playing History - The Plague — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Playing History - The Plague.
President for a Day- Corruption gives you the opportunity to assume the role of an African president. As such, you must make controversial decisions revolving around topics such as: democratic evolution, corruption, development aid- and cooperation.