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Single-player games like Superliminal

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Superliminal, 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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    Viewfinder — Steam game cover

    Viewfinder

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Superliminal.

    Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skyward Dream — Steam game cover

    Skyward Dream

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Superliminal.

    Explore the depths of your mind in Skyward Dream. A first-person platforming adventure set within the interconnected layers of your mind. Navigate surreal dreamscapes, unlock platforming abilities, and confront your inner demons. Can you overcome the challenges of your subconsciousness?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backrooms: Into the Hole — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: Into the Hole

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Superliminal.

    Discover an in-between space inspired by the Backrooms series. Make your way forward by jumping into holes, find alternative paths, and survive in this labyrinthine dimension. Play solo or in co-op mode and choose your path to the exit… if there is one.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation0.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Leap of Phase: Samantha — Steam game cover

    Leap of Phase: Samantha

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Superliminal.

    You thought it would be the chance of a lifetime when tech giant IRT hired you to work in their new testing facility. But now… you’re a guinea pig for experimental teleporting technology and suspect that something is wrong with this company. Very wrong...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dreams of Pain — Steam game cover

    Dreams of Pain

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Superliminal.

    Dreams of Pain is a highly experimental first-person point-and-click experience. The game delivers a strange story about the declining attention spans of modern people. Storytelling involves alternate reality game aspects. The game is extremely difficult.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sucker head: Bodycam — Steam game cover

    Sucker head: Bodycam

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Superliminal.

    A co-op horror game. In it, players take on the role of a group of people who are trapped, full of dangers and horrors. The goal of the game is to get out by solving puzzles, avoiding traps and fighting monsters.

    2025ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Stanley Parable — Steam game cover

    The Stanley Parable

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Superliminal.

    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fumiko! — Steam game cover

    Fumiko!

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Superliminal.

    This gravity-defying 3D Platformer takes you on a surreal trip through a twisted virtual network. Uncover the secrets this world tries to hide from you: an artificial intelligence named Fumiko!

    2017IndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witness — Steam game cover

    The Witness

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Superliminal.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Talos Principle — Steam game cover

    The Talos Principle

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Superliminal.

    The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

    2014ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal — Steam game cover

    Portal

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Superliminal.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal 2 — Steam game cover

    Portal 2

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Superliminal.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outer Wilds — Steam game cover

    Outer Wilds

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Superliminal.

    Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Disco Elysium - The Final Cut — Steam game cover

    Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

    Single-player alternative to Superliminal — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

    2019RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →