Single-player games like The Pillar
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Pillar, 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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Chiyo
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Pillar.
[Chiyo] is a first-person hardcore escape room horror game set in Japan's Edo era. As Idate Chiyo, a paranormal investigator possessing supernatural abilities, you are tasked with investigating an abandoned mansion and unveiling a family's dark history and it's ultimate secret.
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SOTANO - Mystery Escape Room Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pillar.
Sotano is a first person 3d escape room puzzle adventure. Explore areas, collect items and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the house, solving riddles and through the many rooms to escape the house of Sotano.
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Road To Devadatta
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pillar.
Road to Devadatta is a first-person adventure game focused on story and puzzle solving to advance. Explore ancient ruins Use your wits to escape from them, solve their ingenious puzzles and avoid being killed by the creatures that inhabit them.
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Sins From Magdala
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pillar.
Enjoy this puzzle game in first person, escape room style, in which you will have to discover 7 enigmas, each related to a different deadly sin using our virtues as humans.
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Sneaky Kitten
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Pillar.
Play as a fluffy cat and sneak around your mortal enemies, The Dogs! Steal their trinkets and work your way around their mansion without being seen! Sneaky Kitten is a non-violence game, that focuses on problem solving and sneakiness!
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Escape Yourself
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pillar.
You will take on the role of Danny Bent, a boy who wakes up in a train car. Without memories and without knowing why he is there, he soon realizes that something strange is going on. Can you solve all the puzzles? Of discovering the truth? Will you be able to escape?
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Faraway: Jungle Escape
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Pillar.
Faraway: Jungle Escape is a relaxing adventure escape game full of new puzzles to solve. The second sequel of the Faraway trilogy.
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Escape Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pillar.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Pillar.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Splash Cars
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Pillar.
Paint the world to be a better place with your car, one neighborhood at a time. In an isometric 3D-free driving experience.
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Socket Fighters
Single-player alternative to The Pillar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Pillar.
Domestic appliances battle it out in this 2D fighting game. Fight in familiar household settings using everyday items as weapons. Enjoy unique character animations and special attacks for an action-packed experience!