IMHO.

Single-player games like The Longest Journey

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Longest Journey, 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 The Longest Journey page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey — Steam game cover

    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Longest Journey.

    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.

    2007AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    The Book of Unwritten Tales — Steam game cover

    The Book of Unwritten Tales

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

    2012Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition — Steam game cover

    The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    A New Beginning - Final Cut — Steam game cover

    A New Beginning - Final Cut

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes — Steam game cover

    Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.

    2012IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Day of the Tentacle Remastered — Steam game cover

    Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    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.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™ — Steam game cover

    Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.

    2010Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Lumino City — Steam game cover

    Lumino City

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Sea of Stars — Steam game cover

    Sea of Stars

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Longest Journey.

    Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Persona 5 Royal — Steam game cover

    Persona 5 Royal

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Longest Journey.

    Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!

    2022RPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  11. 11
    Metaphor: ReFantazio — Steam game cover

    Metaphor: ReFantazio

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  12. 12
    Conan Exiles — Steam game cover

    Conan Exiles

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  13. 13
    Dune: Awakening — Steam game cover

    Dune: Awakening

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.

    2025ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  14. 14
    The Park® — Steam game cover

    The Park®

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

    2015Adventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  15. 15
    Anarchy Online — Steam game cover

    Anarchy Online

    Single-player alternative to The Longest Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Longest Journey.

    Anarchy Online – the first ever science fiction MMO – is now on Steam! Compete and cooperate with thousands of players simultaneously on a vast, alien world. Join humanity nearly 30,000 years in the future in a world of perpetual conflict and scientific marvel.

    2017ActionStrategyAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →