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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Ghost RPG — Steam game cover

    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

    2018ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METAL — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pocket Universe : Create Your Community — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brave — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Good Morning — Steam game cover

    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!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ino — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Signs Of Darkness — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →