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Single-player games like Through Abandoned: The Forest

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Through Abandoned: The Forest, 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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    Through Abandoned: The Underground City — Steam game cover

    Through Abandoned: The Underground City

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Through Abandoned: The Refuge — Steam game cover

    Through Abandoned: The Refuge

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

    2019IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Twelve Minutes — Steam game cover

    Twelve Minutes

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Syberia: The World Before — Steam game cover

    Syberia: The World Before

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Universe For Sale — Steam game cover

    Universe For Sale

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elroy and the Aliens — Steam game cover

    Elroy and the Aliens

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.

    2025Adventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghost on the Shore — Steam game cover

    Ghost on the Shore

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

    2022Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luto — Steam game cover

    Luto

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Submachine: Legacy — Steam game cover

    Submachine: Legacy

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sublustrum — Steam game cover

    Sublustrum

    Single-player alternative to Through Abandoned: The Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through Abandoned: The Forest.

    Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →