Single-player games like A Vessel of Frustration
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to A Vessel of Frustration, 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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Peak or Die
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Vessel of Frustration.
Peak or Die is a narrative-driven survival game about leading a team of adventurers up a deadly mountain, where every decision has lasting consequences. Manage oxygen, food, and team morale while facing moral dilemmas, random events, and an unforgiving environment. Reach the summit — or fail trying.
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Mycelium Protocol: Prologue
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Vessel of Frustration.
You are the Supreme Mortimarch’s apprentice. Discarded documents challenge Kudesh’s history. The more answers you seek, the harder it is to keep your mentor’s trust and know whose side you’re on.
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DOPROS
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Vessel of Frustration.
DOPROS is a dark, Orwellian interrogation experience. Will you break and give it all away, or will you try to get free? It's only up to you, but keep in mind, your every word may and will be used against you…
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Vessel of Frustration.
Two vampires — an ambitious Kindred and a wretched Thinblood. Their fates clash in this Visual Novel set in the World of Darkness, where your arsenal extends beyond just words — from political machinations to forbidden Alchemy. Claw your way to power and leave your bitemarks on Berlin's underworld.
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Endless Monday: In Progress
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Vessel of Frustration.
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
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A Trans-Siberian Tea
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Vessel of Frustration.
Snowbound for decades, a Trans-Siberian train holds its passengers exactly as they died. Talk to the frozen dead. Uncover the identity of a legendary thief. Decide how far you're willing to go for the truth.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Vessel of Frustration.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Sovereign Tower
Single-player alternative to A Vessel of Frustration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with A Vessel of Frustration.
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.