Single-player games like what-if
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to what-if, 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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Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with what-if.
Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary factions while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt throughout the galaxy.
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Where Control Ends
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with what-if.
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
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Witch's Last Curse
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with what-if.
A fantasy RPG about saving a medieval town from a spreading curse as the Witch's Apprentice. Spend your limited daily actions investigating secrets, earning the trust of townsfolk, discovering the ingredients your ritual actually needs, and holding back the thorns before time runs out.
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Year Unknown
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with what-if.
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
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MoonShot
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with what-if.
You're a NASA intern working on the Apollo 11 project. Each day, you have a checklist to complete. Your tasks are well-reasoned and appropriate to your skill level as an intern. The Apollo team are all competent professionals. Everything goes very well, and you have no difficulties at all. 😛
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To Type a Tale
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with what-if.
To Type a Tale is a fantasy choose-your-own-adventure story where the only method of interaction is typing. Story progress, choices, and menus are all achieved through typing highlighted words.
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Whitematter
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with what-if.
Down becomes up - shift your direction of gravity to the walls and ceiling in this first-person puzzler. Solve challenging room-based puzzles that flex your spatial reasoning skills, rather than precise timing. Compete with others on the leaderboard, or take it slow and steady - the choice is yours.
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Never Gives Up Her Dead
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with what-if.
Time is running out after a meteor strikes your interstellar starship. While the crew is under full alert, only you seem to notice the strange red portals opening up throughout the ship. Old school text-based parser: no graphics, huge worlds, no hints. Recommended for text game veterans.
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Miniatures
Single-player alternative to what-if — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with what-if.
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.