Single-player games like Afterlife
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Afterlife, 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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Queerskins: a love story
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Take an emotional journey down a country road in rural Missouri along with Ed and Mary-Helen, Sebastian’s parents. Uncover Sebastian’s life as you interact with his belongings found in the box next to you. Was he a “disgrace” like his father says or a “good man” as his mother believes?
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Human Within
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Human Within is an innovative VR interactive experience with a branching storyline that requires real user decisions, leading to different endings. Its blend of original storytelling, 2D film, 3D graphics, 360° video, interactive Point Clouds, and puzzles offers something uniquely immersive.
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VERY BAD DREAMS
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Very Bad Dreams is an intense and demanding experience that will test your nerves. Forget everything you thought you knew about horror games, because Very Bad Dreams transcends the boundaries of the gaming experience. Developed by an independent French studio,
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Kamile: The Fall
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
KAMILE is an interactive VR experience set in 2084. You are Kamile. Your husband is a genius scientist responsible for a huge breakthrough in AI development. When work-related incident turns into family drama you’ll be forced to fight and flight to protect your son and his secrets.
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AREA MAN LIVES
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
AREA MAN LIVES. Or does he? A quirky radio drama unfolds around you in VR while you do your best to keep the radio station humming along as its new DJ. You record commercials, interview callers and try your best to piece together how your actions inside the station impact your listening audience.
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TOKYO CHRONOS
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
TOKYO CHRONOS is the VR game that has multiple-choice decision points as well as more than one ending. The game takes place in Shibuya, Tokyo, which has only eight people, including you, the protagonist, Kyosuke Sakurai. Why are they there?
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I'm Surrounded by Classical Beauties!
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
While you are at the blind date table, you unexpectedly return to ancient times and incarnate as a lowly servant. Thanks to the help of several beauties, you are able to turn the corner. In the shocking He Mansion, it will be up to you to decide whether to live quietly or use your ingenuity!
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Die Fantastischen VR - Fantaventura
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
"Fantaventura" is a trip to a psychedelic fantasy island with the legendary German rap group DIE FANTASTISCHEN VIER. The band takes you into the parallel world of their 1993 hit song "Tag am Meer" (A Day at the Beach). Here, time and place are stretched, and nothing is as it seems.
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Every Day We Fight
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.