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Single-player games like NodeRise

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NodeRise, 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 orb — Steam game cover

    The orb

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NodeRise.

    A first-person puzzle game featuring 13 levels, each with its own unique challenge. Use your wits to unlock the door

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape the Space Hotel — Steam game cover

    Escape the Space Hotel

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with NodeRise.

    Stranded in a luxury space hotel orbiting 400 km above Earth, Max Reed must solve mind-bending puzzles to survive. Explore stunning zero-gravity decks, hack systems, and make life-or-death choices in this classic 2D point-and-click sci-fi adventure packed with 100+ clever puzzles, can you Escape?

    AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Whitematter — Steam game cover

    Whitematter

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NodeRise.

    Down becomes up - shift your direction of gravity to the walls and ceiling in this first-person puzzler. Solve challenging room-based puzzles that flex your spatial reasoning skills, rather than precise timing. Compete with others on the leaderboard, or take it slow and steady - the choice is yours.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atomic Escape: Reverse Escape Room — Steam game cover

    Atomic Escape: Reverse Escape Room

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with NodeRise.

    Uncover a profound secret conspiracy solving puzzles and cracking codes to access the confidential files from a secret space travel project in this first person point and click adventure game set in a beautiful mid century atomic age ranch.

    2024Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Heir: Steampunk Escape Room — Steam game cover

    The Heir: Steampunk Escape Room

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NodeRise.

    1895. In this first-person escape room, you play as Dr. Voss's aspiring scientific heir. Explore an immersive Victorian laboratory, solve ingenious puzzles woven into the environment and the story, and unravel the dark secret behind Voss's experiments.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Simple Garbage Sorting Game — Steam game cover

    A Simple Garbage Sorting Game

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NodeRise.

    We are recruiting a large number of testers from around the world to participate in an unprecedented secret experiment.. Join us and embark on this journey of exploration that is crucial to survival. In this unknown experiment, your choices will determine the fate of the Earth.

    2025IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Regular Factory: Escape Room — Steam game cover

    Regular Factory: Escape Room

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NodeRise.

    You don't work in a regular assembly line. In this escape room, you will investigate what is really being manufactured in a secret factory, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles. Will you discover the truth?

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SECTOR ZERO — Steam game cover

    SECTOR ZERO

    Single-player alternative to NodeRise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with NodeRise.

    SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →