Single-player games like Dry Drowning
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dry Drowning, 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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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dry Drowning.
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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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dry Drowning.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Tails Noir
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dry Drowning.
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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The Drifter
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dry Drowning.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
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Loretta
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dry Drowning.
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
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Neo Cab
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dry Drowning.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
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Still Life
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dry Drowning.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dry Drowning.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Dry Drowning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dry Drowning.
Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.