Single-player games like Self-Isolation
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Self-Isolation, 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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Sunken Engine
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Self-Isolation.
Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
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SYMMETRY
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Self-Isolation.
A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?
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Beholder
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Self-Isolation.
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Self-Isolation.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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MOMO.EXE
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
Horror game where you need to do different tasks from horror creature received by your phone. And remember: Don't chat with MOMO!
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Approaching Blocks
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Self-Isolation.
Play and study foreign words! Try dodge from blocks. When you loss, showing words in a foreign language. To complete each level hold 100 seconds. First two levels are quite simple, but starting from the third, it will be hard.
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MOMO.EXE 2
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
You have to make a deal with Momo to do the work for the boss. What will Momo ask in return?
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MMMmmm... Cake!
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Self-Isolation.
Littile Cake need to escape from this world. Use your mouse to jump across the obstacles. Can you help him, please?
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MOMO.EXE VR
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
Horror VR game where you need to do different tasks from horror creature received by your phone. And remember: Don't chat with MOMO!
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GIRL.EXE
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Self-Isolation.
You and your friends decided to summon a girl(friend?). Unfortunately, something went wrong. Can you get out or will you stay with her forever?
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GIRL.EXE.EXE
Single-player alternative to Self-Isolation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Self-Isolation.
Inspired by Exit 8 😱💀🙃 GIRL.EXE.EXE is a psychological horror-puzzle game where you need to find differences in similar rooms. You return to an abandoned project—a game you once wanted to finish but... this girl is...