Single-player games like Unexpected End
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Unexpected End, 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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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
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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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Supraland
Single-player alternative to Unexpected End — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unexpected End.
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.