Single-player games like Eastshade
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Eastshade, 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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A Short Hike
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Lushfoil Photography Sim
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.
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LOST EMBER
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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RiME
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eastshade.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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SEASON: A letter to the future
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eastshade.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.
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Leaving Lyndow
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eastshade.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Oblivion
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eastshade.
Oblivion is a short, story-driven first-person horror game. Uncover the truth hidden within an abandoned school — but beware, some memories were never meant to return.
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Songs of Glimmerwick
Single-player alternative to Eastshade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eastshade.
Become immersed in a musical woodland fantasy world where casting a spell is as easy as playing a song. Attend classes, grow the university garden, make friends with classmates and townsfolk, and explore the island’s many oddities and mysteries in this story-driven witch academy RPG.