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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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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
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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Project Looking Glass
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with THE LONGING.
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother. A signal that won't stop transmitting. Step through the Looking Glass — a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era apparatus that peers into places mankind was never meant to reach.
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VT Harmony
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with THE LONGING.
Play as VT, a lonely TV-boy who seeks solitude until the sudden message from a strange bunny named IV. Discover the different endings of this cozy visual novel.
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Gray Skies, Dark Waters
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
- 8
Flawless Abbey
Single-player alternative to THE LONGING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE LONGING.
You are a dreamseeker. At least, that's what she wants you to believe. Play every role, open every door, and delve into cosmic debates with dolls that seem to know far more than they should. But remember, above all - don't break her heart.
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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!