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Single-player games like The Talos Principle 2

Below are 24 single-player Steam games similar to The Talos Principle 2, 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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    My Gods Hate Me — Steam game cover

    My Gods Hate Me

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Escape room, puzzle box, first person adventure game where you explore a mysterious island and summon its Gods.

    2024Adventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Talos Principle: Reawakened — Steam game cover

    The Talos Principle: Reawakened

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.

    2025Adventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lifeless Moon — Steam game cover

    Lifeless Moon

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...

    2023ActionIndieAdventure7.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vesper: Zero Light Edition — Steam game cover

    Vesper: Zero Light Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Road To Devadatta — Steam game cover

    Road To Devadatta

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Road to Devadatta is a first-person adventure game focused on story and puzzle solving to advance. Explore ancient ruins Use your wits to escape from them, solve their ingenious puzzles and avoid being killed by the creatures that inhabit them.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lifeless Planet Premier Edition — Steam game cover

    Lifeless Planet Premier Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...

    2014ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strawhart — Steam game cover

    Strawhart

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Start a cult and resurrect an ancient evil in Strawhart, an irresponsible action-puzzler filled with things looking to kill you.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape From Lavender Island — Steam game cover

    Escape From Lavender Island

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd infrastructure. Can you find an escape? A way out of a world that remembers you better than you remember it?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witness — Steam game cover

    The Witness

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal — Steam game cover

    Portal

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Talos Principle 2.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal 2 — Steam game cover

    Portal 2

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Swapper — Steam game cover

    The Swapper

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quantum Conundrum — Steam game cover

    Quantum Conundrum

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

    2012StrategyCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outer Wilds — Steam game cover

    Outer Wilds

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    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.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Turing Test — Steam game cover

    The Turing Test

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    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.

    2016Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Antichamber — Steam game cover

    Antichamber

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

    2013IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Talos Principle — Steam game cover

    The Talos Principle

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    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).

    2014ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam 3: BFE — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam 3: BFE

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

    2011ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam 4 — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam 4

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam II — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam II

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!

    2009ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta) — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam Fusion is a central hub for several existing Serious Sam games developed by Croteam. Cool new features, engine upgrades, patches and updates will be released to existing owners for FREE!

    ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a new stand-alone expansion to the world of the classic FPS series. Join the fight against Notorious Mental on a journey through the wild lands of Russia, and find your way through this lost chapter of Sam Stone's adventures.

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Serious Sam Classics: Revolution — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam Classics: Revolution

    Single-player alternative to The Talos Principle 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Talos Principle 2.

    Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.

    2019ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →