Single-player games like Paradigm
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Paradigm, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Paradigm page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Alien Function
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradigm.
A suspenseful surreal comedy in the depths of space. Typhil and his companions set out to unravel the many mysteries of this enigmatic starship, facing aliens, killer robots, and more on a quest for the truth about their mission, and their lives.
- 2
Maize
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game.
- 3
Four Last Things
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.
- 4
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.
- 5
The Procession to Calvary
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.
- 6
The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
- 7
Back to the Future: The Game
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradigm.
Featuring a special appearance by Michael J. Fox!
- 8
Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
- 9
Myst
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
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.
- 10
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paradigm.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
- 11
The Dungeon Experience
Single-player alternative to Paradigm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paradigm.
The Dungeon Experience is a comedy first-person adventure about a low-level mudcrab chasing his dream of helping YOU experience the true bliss of Financial Freedom*