Single-player games like Returner 77
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Returner 77, 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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Observation
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
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Q.U.B.E. 2
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
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J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
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OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
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The Turing Test
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Returner 77.
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
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Tacoma
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
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Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is an anti-adventure game about picking up trash in an alien bazaar. Play as the Janitor, an Alaensee girlbeast with a municipally-subsidized trash incineration job and dreams of leaving the planet of Xabran's Rock far behind her.
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ADR1FT
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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The Room
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
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The House of Da Vinci
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
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The Artifact
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Returner 77.
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.
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Aura
Single-player alternative to Returner 77 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Returner 77.
Aura is the ultimate Jump and Run survival game. Run through endless forests, volcanic caverns, magical forests and the vast cold of the tundra. Survive as long as possible and show the world that you are the ultimate Aura Warrior!