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Single-player games like Close To The Sun

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Close To The Sun, 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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    Gray Dawn — Steam game cover

    Gray Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Apsulov: End of Gods — Steam game cover

    Apsulov: End of Gods

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    In this future viking horror you awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to research and exploit the worlds of Yggdrasil, and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago.First person with a futuristic Norse mythology story. Horror adventure in the realms of Yggdrasil.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scorn — Steam game cover

    Scorn

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Beast Inside — Steam game cover

    The Beast Inside

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SOMA — Steam game cover

    SOMA

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unholy — Steam game cover

    Unholy

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Close To The Sun.

    Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

    2023ActionIndie10.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still Wakes the Deep — Steam game cover

    Still Wakes the Deep

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    >observer_ — Steam game cover

    >observer_

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BioShock™ — Steam game cover

    BioShock™

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prey — Steam game cover

    Prey

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

    2017ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Steel Seed — Steam game cover

    Steel Seed

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure — Steam game cover

    N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.

    2016IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ENKI — Steam game cover

    ENKI

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close To The Sun.

    ENKI is a repeatable horror experience about escaping, featuring multiple endings that will ensure you that every playthrough will be a bit different from the previous one. In only 30 minutes find your way to freedom through occult symbolism, mysteries and discoverable secrets... Survive or die!

    2015IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lantern — Steam game cover

    Lantern

    Single-player alternative to Close To The Sun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Close To The Sun.

    Be the wind and guide a beautiful lantern that spreads the powerful message of everlasting love, by bringing life and color back to the world around you. Lantern is a relaxing game experience full of positive emotions.

    2016Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →