Single-player games like Heavy Rain
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Heavy Rain, 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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Beyond: Two Souls
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
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The Empty Desk
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
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The Wolf Among Us Remastered
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
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The Unclosed Case
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Truth is not singular. Gather the evidence, build your own scenario, and experience the outcome.
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
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Radiolight
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
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Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Into The Matrix
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
"Into The Matrix" is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends must explore, survive, and outsmart dangers . Many entities are after you, but the Overseer is the true threat. Can you escape its grasp?
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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Tales from the Borderlands
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
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The Sims™ 4
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
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The Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Single-player alternative to Heavy Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
"I have many things to tell you and very little time… I come from a universe parallel to yours. My world is desperately in need of your help. Only YOU can save us."Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron.