Single-player games like IIT Quest
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to IIT Quest, 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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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IIT Quest.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IIT Quest.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IIT Quest.
Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.
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Death Come True
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IIT Quest.
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
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TOKYO CHRONOS
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IIT Quest.
TOKYO CHRONOS is the VR game that has multiple-choice decision points as well as more than one ending. The game takes place in Shibuya, Tokyo, which has only eight people, including you, the protagonist, Kyosuke Sakurai. Why are they there?
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Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IIT Quest.
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
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Astronaut: The Best
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with IIT Quest.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
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ISLAND
Single-player alternative to IIT Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with IIT Quest.
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.