Single-player games like Memoir
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Memoir, 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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OneShot
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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The Magic Circle
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?
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Stick it to The Man!
Single-player alternative to Memoir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Memoir.
Hard hat tester, Ray, has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain! With his awesome new powers he can read minds and change the world with stickers but he’s on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. Can you help Ray out of this sticky situation?