Single-player games like THE LONGING
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to THE LONGING, 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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Tea Party For 4
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
Horror Cozy Anomaly Game
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Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
A fantasy interactive story (visual novel) where the mysteries of ancient gods, enigmas of bygone eras, magic, and the complex relationships between various beings are intricately woven together.
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Project Looking Glass
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
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Diary: White
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
Diary: White is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. Explore from a collapsing school to a gloomy house, and collect clues to solve mysteries. Hide from dark entities, survive terrifying hallucinations, and make a final life-or-death choice to determine your own fate.
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Stories of a coup d'état: The Three Siblings
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
Visual novel set in Chile, 1973. The military dictatorship rises up, and a family of siblings try to live their daily life, interrupted by the regime's activities. You will be cornered and forced to take tough decisions that will test your morality. Remember: Every decision will have consequences.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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A Line Held Tight
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
Tensions both political and personal are rising at the Brightworld mining colony. In this dynamic sci-fi visual novel you must decide where your heart and loyalties lie if you’re to shape the future and save yourself.
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Beware of the Cartographer!
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
Map a mysterious land during the Age of Enlightenment. Draw the border between two warring kingdoms. Meet the locals. Juggle their demands with the requirements of your mission. Ethical dilemmas, secret plots, strange phenomena… will you be able to bring peace back to the land?
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Lucky Tower Ultimate
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!