Single-player games like Manifest 99
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Manifest 99, 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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Ether One
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
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Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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Red Matter
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
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Dream
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Detached
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
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Kairo
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
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Creature in the Well
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
Unlock the power of an ancient facility and face the ominous, all-seeing Creature in this unique pinball-inspired hack & slash!
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Stonefly
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Stonefly is an action-adventure RPG in which you pilot a tiny robot mech. Hop along rocks and canopies while you upgrade your rig with an arsenal of wind abilities. Follow the journey of Annika as she attempts to recover a stolen family heirloom, strategically battling bugs across an epic story.
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Island Time VR
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Manifest 99.
If you’ve ever wondered what being stranded on an island might be like, this VR game is for you, buddy. Using the advice of a new friend, Carl the Crab, you’ve gotta find a way to keep yourself from starving and survive as long as possible.
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War Remains: Dan Carlin Presents an Immersive Memory
Single-player alternative to Manifest 99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is not a game. This is history. Presented by Hardcore History® legendary podcaster Dan Carlin, War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers into the nightmarish hellscape of the Western Front of the First World War.