Single-player games like Other Submarine
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Other Submarine, 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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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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Pony Island
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Observation
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
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Detention
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Gifted: The Tombs
Single-player alternative to Other Submarine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Other Submarine.
Gifted: The Tombs is a fantasy rogue-like with extraction elements. 1 player local, 1-4 players internet/LAN based multiplayer. Third person melee combat, collect items and gear on each floor to progress lower and lower.