Single-player games like Zork Anthology
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Zork Anthology, 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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Return to Zork
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
Return to Zork: A mesmerizing interactive adventure of danger, intrigue and cunning.
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Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
Join forces with Dungeon Master Dalboz and travel throughout the Underground Empire's many locations, such as Hades, Flood Control Dam #3 and The Dungeon Master's Lair.
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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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The Book of Unwritten Tales
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.
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Thimbleweed Park™
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
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Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Single-player alternative to Zork Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Zork Anthology.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!