Single-player games like 1000$
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 1000$, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Surprising My Neighbors
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
Surprising My Neighbors is a first-person game where you are going to leave “surprises” at the doors of your beloved neighbors.
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Escape from Vlogger: Runaway
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
You broke into the house of a popular blogger to uncover all his secrets, but it’s not that simple! He locks you inside, and now you must do everything you can to escape. Hide, solve puzzle quests, and make your way out in this horror escape adventure!
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Boy Escape from School
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with 1000$.
Help the Kid escape from school by solving puzzles and riddles in the latest installment of this thrilling adventure series! You’ll need wit, attention to detail, and ingenuity to break out of the locked school.
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Pixel Dominance
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
Do you like to shoot and face something inexplicable? I think this is what you need! In addition to ordinary shooting, the game will help you think about some questions!
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Great Toilet Simulator
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
Great Toilet Simulator is a first-person indie horror telling you the story of a man who has his car broken on his way home, in the middle of a thick forest. What makes the situation even worse is that the main character is really in need of a toilet.
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DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
Find all the pictures before Floppa finds you.
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Escape From Russia: Mobilization
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
Originally russian runner, in which you have to find yourself in the shoes of a poor piglet, running away from the military commissar with a agenda.
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Rain on Your Parade
Single-player alternative to 1000$ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with 1000$.
Travel the world as a cute cardboard cloud and ruin everybody's day! Unlock new methods of mischief in over 50 levels, each with unique setting and objectives. This is an adorable schadenfreude simulator!