Single-player games like Syntherapy
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Syntherapy, 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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AN IOU
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Syntherapy.
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
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The Ultimate Death Clock
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Syntherapy.
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Syntherapy.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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The Wreck
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Syntherapy.
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
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A YEAR OF SPRINGS
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Syntherapy.
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
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The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Syntherapy.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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7Days Origins
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Syntherapy.
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
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Rue Valley
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Syntherapy.
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
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Analogue: A Hate Story
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Syntherapy.
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
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Eliza
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Syntherapy.
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Syntherapy.
Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.
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Hero Boy
Single-player alternative to Syntherapy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Syntherapy.
Hero Boy is a 2D horror/brawler set in the notebook of an 8 year old boy during a zombie outbreak. Fight through hordes of enemies, imaginary and real, to face your fears and protect your family!