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Single-player games like Memory

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Memory, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Memory page.

Ranked picks

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    OneShot — Steam game cover

    OneShot

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Layers of Fear (2016) — Steam game cover

    Layers of Fear (2016)

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Obduction — Steam game cover

    Obduction

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

    2016IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lair of the Clockwork God — Steam game cover

    Lair of the Clockwork God

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Magic Circle — Steam game cover

    The Magic Circle

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kairo — Steam game cover

    Kairo

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

    2013IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Mooseman — Steam game cover

    The Mooseman

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

    2017IndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Homesick — Steam game cover

    Homesick

    Single-player alternative to Memory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Memory.

    Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →