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 2
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Who is hiding behind Mr. X? Still Life 2 reveals the long-awaited ending of Still Life and spells a new investigation for Agent Victoria McPherson. In Fall 2008, Victoria is sent to Maine where Ellen Dunnigan's body has just been found.
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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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Puzzle Agent
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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The White Door
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Alter Ego — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alter Ego.
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
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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".