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Single-player games like The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone, 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 Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed — Steam game cover

    The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nevrosa: Rescape — Steam game cover

    Nevrosa: Rescape

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Nevrosa 2025 is a meticulously crafted VR puzzle/escape room game where players must solve numerous puzzles, battle mysterious creatures, and uncover a new Misty World.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Duck Season — Steam game cover

    Duck Season

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FORM — Steam game cover

    FORM

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flow Weaver — Steam game cover

    Flow Weaver

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    You are trapped. Bound by magic by unknown captors. But you are a Flow Weaver and can move between dimensions. Travel amongst them, learn new spells, and uncover the secrets of this strange world to orchestrate your escape.

    2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Twilight Path — Steam game cover

    Twilight Path

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    A virtual reality fantasy adventure set in a surreal realm between the real world and the afterlife. Meet mischievous spirits and gods. Solve magical puzzles. Restore ancient structures. Explore a gorgeous and vibrant world.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moss — Steam game cover

    Moss

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BONEWORKS — Steam game cover

    BONEWORKS

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Half-Life: Alyx — Steam game cover

    Half-Life: Alyx

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pistol Whip — Steam game cover

    Pistol Whip

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!

    2019ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Myst — Steam game cover

    Myst

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heart of the Emberstone: Coliseum — Steam game cover

    Heart of the Emberstone: Coliseum

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Coliseum gives you a telekinetic playground to wield a mystical power, solve puzzles, and meet "The Beast,” in a slice of fantasy from the VR world of The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aperture Hand Lab — Steam game cover

    Aperture Hand Lab

    Single-player alternative to The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone.

    Experience the high fidelity virtual reality of your own hands like never before.

    2019AdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →