Single-player games like Alter Ego
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Alter Ego, 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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Still Life
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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Scratches - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
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Black Mirror I
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
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Syberia
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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An English Haunting
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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The Last Case of John Morley
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
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Black Mirror
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
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Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".