Single-player games like The Mercury Man
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Mercury Man, 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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To the Edge of the Sky
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
This stunning post-cyberpunk indie visual novel is waiting for you to dive in. Explore the secrets of Olympia, the most technologically advanced country on Earth, as one of its top secret operatives. Can you complete your mission without regrets?
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Night Pact: Azuru
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
A story-driven first person adventure where you should fight through with your loyal revolver, gather knowledge from the enviroment and solve puzzles to unveil the secrets of a cult and how it fits with you.
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GACHIMUCHI REBIRTH
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
Lost memory "You got me mad now.", got into another world "That's not good, man.", doesn't understand what the fuck is going on "Like embarrassing me, huh?!", Doesn't remember his past. What could be better "Woo!"?!
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The Ascent
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
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Tell Some Story: Foz
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
Action-adventure + Third person shooter. The year is 2042, the near future, the gloomy world of cyberpunk will offer you the role of detective Foz. Random circumstances drag the hero into a showdown between gangs and corporations, where he has to make a choice on whose side he is.
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Gachi Revenge
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
The adventure of our beloved hero, in which he has to overcome all the obstacles prepared by the Gachi gang. They stole the most valuable and now pay for it.
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Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
Foul Tyranids rampaging on barren worlds; the mysterious Aeldari waging war on the Imperium; a prophecy that could change the fate of an entire Sector. Purge the unclean with the new Tech-Adept Inquisitor and carry out the Emperor’s will in the grim Action-RPG “WH40k: Inquisitor - Prophecy”.
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Ocelot Sunrise
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
Die...and then die again in Ocelot Sunrise, the action roguelite with a dark and atmospheric comic art style and extra-galactic weapon combinations! Help is on the way, but can you survive?
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Mercury Man.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Mercury Man.
Experience once again the iconic Rail Shooter released for Arcade back in 1987, now reinterpreted in a regular or VR version. The game captures the essence of the original game, immersing you in an action-packed atmosphere reminiscent of the non-stop action films of the 1980s.
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Elysium
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mercury Man.
Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!
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The Underground Man
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mercury Man.
Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.
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CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Mercury Man.
1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.
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CALL OF LDPR
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Mercury Man.
I was an ordinary kid from Egorievsk and my life was going bad. But everything changed one fine moment, when my mate, nicknamed Ponos and i, were sucking beer on the bars. LDPR branch was opened in our yard.I also decided that since I can't do anything except jerk off, it's time to go into politics.
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Kazakh Drive
Single-player alternative to The Mercury Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Mercury Man.
You're a simple Kazakh driver. Take a trip along the highway that cuts through the gloomy landscapes of Central Asia full of Eastern wisdom. And be careful.