Single-player games like The Wild Eternal
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Wild Eternal, 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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Submerged
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.
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The Fall of Lazarus
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
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Eastshade
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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Nephise: Ascension
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
Nephise returns, in her deadliest and most expansive adventure yet! Will she escape from Dragons Valley? Find out in this highly immersive first-person “walking simulator” with extensive exploration, as well as light puzzle and platforming elements.
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The First Tree
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.
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Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
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Tacoma
Single-player alternative to The Wild Eternal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Wild Eternal.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.