Single-player games like The Cost of Salvation
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Cost of Salvation, 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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Hacked: The Streamer
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.
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Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?
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Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
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Astronaut: The Best
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
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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ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
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Noctuary
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to The Cost of Salvation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cost of Salvation.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.