Single-player games like The Outer Islands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Outer Islands, 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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Dimhaven - The Lost Source
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!
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PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Something's hiding in the cassette. Rearrange the words of your enemies to investigate a small-town conspiracy in this mystery puzzle game.
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Dead Faces
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Dead Faces is a mind bending psychological horror. Unravel Jack's disturbing mind, the faces from his past and the ultimate truth behind his actions. You must remember their faces.
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Exit Protocol: Emergency
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
You are trapped in a looping hospital corridor. The rules are simple: Turn back if you see an anomaly. Close your eyes if you hear a sound. Do not move if you see an entity. Find the exit.
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SONDER: Embrace The World
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Time flows back and forth in this narrative, open-world cavern, harbouring a young research civilisation in the face of disaster. Embrace environmental clues that add up to an interwoven story of fear, resolve and a constant sense of discovery, defying the laws of time and space.
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Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...
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The Painscreek Killings
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
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Scene Investigators
Single-player alternative to The Outer Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Outer Islands.
Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.