Single-player games like 2236 A.D.
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 2236 A.D., 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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边缘项目 / Living Island Project
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
文字冒险游戏 《边缘项目（Living Island Project）》 即将上线！你将扮演从神秘岛屿归来的9名失踪者之一的艾萨克·里奇（浥尘），协助WPO（世界警察组织）揭露失踪背后真正的阴谋。在这场旅途中，你也试图寻找你丢失的自我；而为了达到这一目的，你又必将失去些什么……
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1bitHeart
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
Welcome to 1bitHeart―the latest title from Alicemare and LiEat developer △○□× (Miwashiba). In this unique and endearing adventure game, take on the role of Nanashi, a lonely, agoraphobic boy, as you solve a slew of mysteries around town while also making friends.
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Analogue: A Hate Story
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 2236 A.D..
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
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Nobody Nowhere
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
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Fatal Twelve
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
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Uberich: Advent Sinners
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 2236 A.D..
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
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Project LUX
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
The crime... is murder. Our story takes place in a court trial, set in a futuristic world where most humans have cyberbrains. The defendant on trial is an agent who coordinates with artists to create the data for cyberbrains to interact with people’s emotions. The victim is a girl artist named Lux.
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hallucination - 幻觉
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
Sequel of Old Watch
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2236 A.D. Secretary Stories
Single-player alternative to 2236 A.D. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with 2236 A.D..
A prequel to 2236 A.D. which features a nonsensical story between man and AI that seems heartwarming but may actually be heartwarming. In other words, it's a visual novel about how Masuko is cute.