Suggest me a standalone game, that is one and done and complete and have no franchises?

[Pseudo64]

So, I remember playing Grim Fandango a while back and I realized, that while it has a remaster, it never got a sequel and to be honest, it never needed. The entire story of Manny Calevera has been told from start to end, and I have experienced everything that was to experience from this world.
Then there are cases like D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die or The Order 1886 that were clearly setting up for a sequel but never got it, and so what we got was just half the story.

So what I want suggestions for are games that were always supposed to be one-off, and they pulled it off successfully in telling a complete coherent story/journey from start to end.
Some usual suspects I would get out of the way that I have already know of or have played:
* Grim Fandango
* L.A. Noire
* Stubbs The Zombie
* Lost Odyssey
* Bully
* Heavy Rain
* Indigo Prophecy
* Shadow Of The Colossus
* Ico
* Braid
* Fez

 

[bjork]

Dog's Life on PS2

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

Most of Vanillaware games: Unicorn Overlord, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Odin Sphere…

 

[Elwiwi]

Stardew valley

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

*Slowly realises all of my favourite games are part of a franchise in some form or fashion.

Otherwise, I can only think of a few other games I like:
-God Hand
-Full Throttle

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Dead Head Fred

 

[Stare best girl]

most of Treasure games like Alien Soldier, Radiant Silvergun or Ikaruga

 

[Kaze01]

Someday we'll get our sequel

 

[Deean]

•Lollipop Chainsaw on PS3
•R:Racing Revolution on PS2/Gamecube (i know it's from Ridge Racer series,but it has nothing to do with them)
•The Punisher (Arcade and PS2)

 

[BrawlMan]

• Killer Is Dead
• Shadows of the Damned
• God Hand
• Code of Princess
• Evil West
• Prodeus
• Ninja Saviors
• Bot Vice

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Live A Live

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

most of Treasure games like Alien Soldier, Radiant Silvergun or Ikaruga

Isn't Ikaruga considered a sequel to Radiant Silvergun?
After all, it's also known as Project RS2!

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Isn't Ikaruga considered a sequel to Radiant Silvergun?
After all, it's also known as Project RS2!

It's a spiritual sequel technically, though I've always seen them as a pair.

 

[Stare best girl]

Isn't Ikaruga considered a sequel to Radiant Silvergun?
After all, it's also known as Project RS2!

it's more a spiritual succesor/sequel

just like Sin and Punishment is considered a spiritual succesor to Alien Soldier that even had Glass Soldier as codename

 

[Kremiso]

Omikron The Nomad Soul

 

[thumbsdown]

Noita

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simula

www.gog.com

 

[Luxfin]

Crusader of Centy and Linkle Liver Story.

 

[thumbsdown]

This one for the vibes:

A Short Hike

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincia

www.gog.com

 

[PhrawzT]

Frog Detective, it has three scenarios and then done.

 

[Tonberry]

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Vanquish
Pretty much all of Treasures games
Rez
Pretty much all of Vanillawares games
Killer7
Godhand
Wonderful 101
Demon’s Souls

 

[The_Dark_Knight]

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Someday we'll get our sequel

we could, if EA Not ruin it VISCERAL GAMES

 

[Chicken]

Threads of Fate for the PlayStation 1. A sequel was hinted at but never happened. A shame too cause the game is really charming and fun. A personal favorite of mine for the console.

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1) immediately comes to mind..

 

[BrawlMan]

Isn't Ikaruga considered a sequel to Radiant Silvergun?
After all, it's also known as Project RS2!

It's a spiritual sequel technically, though I've always seen them as a pair.

it's more a spiritual succesor/sequel

just like Sin and Punishment is considered a spiritual succesor to Alien Soldier that even had Glass Soldier as codename

Ikaruga is implied to be a mainline sequel. The Stone-Like Being shows up as the final boss. The exact same one from Radiant Silvergun. Killing it permanently, ends the time loop for good. Though you don't need to know what's going on to enjoy the game.

Speaking of Treasure, Dynamite Heady. I do recommend Gunstar Heroes and Gunstar Super Heroes. Super Heroes is a sequel, but at the same time, is a glorified remake with a much deeper story line, when playing on the harder modes.

Ristar is a pretty good one-off.