Single-player games like Despair
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Despair, 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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A Plague Tale: Requiem
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
- 2
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game and join Hanna’s adventure in the vibrant city of Eriksholm. The mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman, ignites a chain of catastrophic events that will forever change their lives and the fate of the entire city.
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Trek to Yomi
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
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RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
The story of apprentice detective and Devil Summoner extraordinaire Raidou Kuzunoha XIV returns in this remastered classic! Call upon your demons to solve supernatural mysteries and dispose of enemies.
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Assassin's Creed 2
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!
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Dustborn
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.
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Mirror's Edge™
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
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CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Despair.
During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.
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Rise Of Baihu
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Free To Play with Despair.
You embody Baihu, a swift tiger. Before you lie the guardian lands, a magnificent landscape to explore at your leisure, filled with challenges. Your goal? Succeed in the trial of the gods to become one of the guardian beasts of the world.
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Sunward
Single-player alternative to Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Free To Play with Despair.
Born in an underground civilisation, you dream of the surface—a mythical, unknown world deemed taboo. Pursue your ambitions inspired by ancient relics, and make your way through the various underground layers that stand between you and your dream.