Single-player games like Solo
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Solo, 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 Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
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Prickles
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
A narrative drawing game about an anxious cactus artist named Prickles. Explore Prickles' apartment building to find interesting subjects to draw and acquire new drawing tools and color palettes. Help your neighbors and discover secrets by gifting drawings and making new friendships along the way.
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High Elo Girls
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Solo.
High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?
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Winter Heat
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Solo.
Javi lives in Santiago, and Shio lives in Kyoto. They're best friends over the internet, until one fateful December changes their lives forever. A narrative game about long-distance love that takes place over chats, video calls, and social media apps.
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The Quiet Things
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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Arcadia Fallen
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
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The Guest
Single-player alternative to Solo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Solo.
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.