Single-player games like Hold On
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Hold On, 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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Pink Gum
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
A short and deeply emotional game experience where life itself is presented through a unique perspective.
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The Simplest Game in the World
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
- 3
MaryPark St.
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
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P.I.G.E.O.N.
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
P.I.G.E.O.N. is a short surrealist visual novel RPG in which you become a pigeon, armed with a camera, sent to spy. You will have to make choices, but you won't always be able to make a choice.
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stikir
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
This game is about making this game.
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The Beginner's Guide
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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What's Your Gender?
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.
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Tree Trunk Brook
Single-player alternative to Hold On — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hold On.
Tree Trunk Brook is a tiny adventure game about hiking during the pandemic. Follow trail blazes, take photos, make friends, and find lost items. The visitor center is closed, but the trail is open. Social distancing is in effect, and masks are required.