Single-player games like Afterlife
Below are 11 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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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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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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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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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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Instrumentalist
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Feeling musician? Want to be a pianist or a drummer but you can’t afford it or have no room for it? Do you have a VR set? Now you can be a great musician by playing instruments on your VR set. Start smashing keys or drums with your VR hand to make a great melody.
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Hypnosis Reveries
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Based on interdisciplinary research in VR, HYPNOSIS REVERIES takes an abstract and minimalist approach to tell a story about growing. Through a 20-minute experience, you will step into a mental maze, looking back at the important moments that changed you, and see yourself again.
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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.
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Killbot General
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Satisfying roguelite tactics packed in 5-minute battles. Controller-friendly with emphasis on tactics, not speed (low APM), no micromanagement, all in a wild and irreverent roguelite campaign for solo or co-op. Put anything you want on your flag...
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Monkey Do!
Single-player alternative to Afterlife — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Afterlife.
Escape a crumbling zoo as Mak, a stealth-savvy monkey who dismantles robot Keepers, springs traps on them, and recruits fellow animals to stage his ultimate breakout. Will the malicious owner be able to stop him or will Mak be the monkey wrench in his operation?