Single-player games like Abanto
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Abanto, 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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Telegraphist 1920: Beats of War
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abanto.
A narrative rhythm game set in 1920. Experience the war against Soviet Russia from a unique perspective. Become a telegraphist and tap out life-or-death messages in Morse code.
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Tom the postgirl
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abanto.
Join Tom, the village’s new postgirl, and get to know the locals, perhaps a little too well. Her method, although controversial, is highly effective: intense, obsessive stalking.
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Transit
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abanto.
Transit is a dark narrative adventure starring a sarcastic sock puppet in a world looping itself to death. Ride midnight trains through collapsing timelines, free traumatised souls, and search for your sister lost inside the loop.
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魏识的夜晚
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abanto.
Wei Shi becomes your reflection in your senior year. As he drifts without his 'self', he embarks on a journey of oblivion, or assembles fragments of an unfamiliar youth. With your friends, he will soothe the restless hearts around you, and together you will uncover the secrets to finding happiness.
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Last Time I Saw You
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abanto.
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
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Life is Strange: Reunion
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abanto.
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
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Night in the Woods
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abanto.
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Single-player alternative to Abanto — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abanto.
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.