Single-player games like What Never Was
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to What Never Was, 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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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Homesick
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
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Trauma
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.
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Silence
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
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Gorogoa
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Gone Home
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
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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What Never Was: Chapter II
Single-player alternative to What Never Was — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What Never Was.
Sarah finds herself having been magically whisked away to a strange place. Where did the magical clock take her? What more did her eccentric grandfather hide from her? What Never Was: Chapter II is the anticipated sequel to the short free adventure-game What Never Was.