Single-player games like TARO IS BACK
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to TARO IS BACK, 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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IMMORTALITY
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
Nikopol is a first-person dystopian point-and-click sci-fi adventure game. In 2023 France is ruled by an iron-fist religious dictatorship. A mysterious pyramid ship suddenly appears above Paris. Begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the government, your missing father, and Egyptian Gods.
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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Narcosis
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
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In Other Waters
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
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Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
The ultimate edition of the jaw-dropping action-adventure game set onboard a floating city.
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Mythic Ocean
Single-player alternative to TARO IS BACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARO IS BACK.
Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.