Single-player games like Alien History
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Alien History, 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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The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Alien History.
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alien History.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Alien History.
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
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Security 51
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alien History.
You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alien History.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Quarantine Circular
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alien History.
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Alien History.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Alien History — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alien History.
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.