Single-player games like r u n a w a y s
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to r u n a w a y s, 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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Bangkok Story: A Stray Dog
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with r u n a w a y s.
A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.
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Meet Her There
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?
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Coralina
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
A RETRO RPG about lost MEMORIES in the LIMBO! Coralina needs to solve cases, alongside a Crow with a tophat.
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The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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LOST ZION
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
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NIGHTSLINK
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
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BAD END
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to r u n a w a y s — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with r u n a w a y s.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.