Single-player games like Hope
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hope, 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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Genesis Noir
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hope.
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
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LUNA The Shadow Dust
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hope.
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
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Gorogoa
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hope.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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Old Man's Journey
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hope.
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hope.
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!
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Papetura
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hope.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hope.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Hope.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.