Single-player games like Buddy Simulator 1984
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Buddy Simulator 1984, 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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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
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Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Buddy Simulator 1984.
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
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Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Buddy Simulator 1984.
One day, Jimmy looked inside.
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MiSide
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
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Tormenture
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
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OMORI
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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KinitoPET
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Buddy Simulator 1984.
KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!
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Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Buddy Simulator 1984.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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Pony Island
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
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.
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The Hex
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buddy Simulator 1984.
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
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DELTARUNE
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Buddy Simulator 1984.
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Buddy Simulator 1984 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Buddy Simulator 1984.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.