Single-player games like BURIED STARS
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to BURIED STARS, 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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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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The Chrono Jotter
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
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Murder by Numbers
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with BURIED STARS.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
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Next Hero
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.
'Next Hero' is a Roguelike-shooting action RPG that explores dungeons, acquires weapons and equipment, and kills monsters. Find a girlfriend kidnapped by the dragon and rebuild the destroyed village to become a hero in the village!
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Hamster Talk
Single-player alternative to BURIED STARS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.
Raise hamsters on your screen while using your computer. Gaming, homework, or work—adorable hamsters are with you every moment. 《Hamster Talk》 is an idle social game that coexists on your screen without interruption. Interact with reactive hamsters, chat worldwide, and grow your own little town!