Single-player games like The Rewinder
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Rewinder, 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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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Xi
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
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Paper Bride
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.
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Night Book
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rewinder.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
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Firework
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Rewinder.
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
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노베나 디아볼로스
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
Novena diabolos is an Ocult mystery adventure game. The main character, Park Joon-sung, has to find a single human woman who doesn't know who she is and get out of town safely.
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Remember Me
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Rewinder.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
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Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.
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The Rewinder 2
Single-player alternative to The Rewinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rewinder.
The Rewinder 2 is an action adventure game inspired by eastern mythology. Explore cursed villages, dungeons. Unlock new skills and meet all sorts of ghosts and monsters.