Single-player games like Awe of Despair
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Awe of Despair, 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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MYSTERY HOUSE : SECRET STEALTH
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
There are lots of exciting experiences and tasks waiting for you in the game. Do you like the tasks to be solved? Do you like excitement when someone is chasing you and you need to find the key to the mystery? Then this game is for you. We are continually developing and engaging in more and more puzzles and tasks.
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Dark Ghost RPG
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
Together with the old prisoner, go on a hard and big trip to find the legendary land where there is no plague and darkness
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METAL
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
Knowledge can be the most powerful tool or the deadliest weapon. To survive you must balance destruction and creation.
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Pocket Universe : Create Your Community
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
Prepare for a brand new adventure in Pocket Universe, a game which combines adored mechanics from strategy and RPG genres. Our vision is an experience which does not solely revolve around the player, but also the world itself which is inhabited by artificially intelligent agents.
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Brave
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
This is a MOD game, different MOD will have different gameplay, RPG/FPS, and so on.
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Good Morning
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
Good Morning is an open world sandbox game. Explore the world. Get a job. Grab a cup of coffee. Rob a bank. Rise to political power. Sell some drugs. Join a gang. Unleash hell fire upon the world. Or maybe go on an afternoon stroll through the park. The Choice is yours!
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Ino
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Awe of Despair.
INO is an Adventure/Horror story driven game that tells the story of Kaede and Hitaki, two classmates that get involved with a mysterious girl called Ino. Follow the story as they try to figure out who she is while they try to escape from being murdered.
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Signs Of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Awe of Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Awe of Despair.
Kidnapped and thrown into the dark depths of the Undercrypt to die, you are rescued by an unknown ally. Eager to find the motive behind your abduction you set out on an unexpected journey. Master sorcery and swordsmanship to overcome the evil forces out to put an end to your existence.