Single-player games like Play with Me 2: On the other side
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Play with Me 2: On the other side, 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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Unbearable
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
A story inspired by old school survival horror. Play alone or together on split screen. Delve into dark environments; hide or run; fight melee or with guns; climb and solve puzzles to discover the story of Unbearable.
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The Corridor: On Behalf Of The Dead
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Step into the fractured mind of a killer. Alone and unarmed, uncover evidence inside distorted memories as you solve puzzles and confront the horror inside the psyche of the accused.
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Directive 8020
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
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GlitchPets
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
This game is still in development: kind of a puzzle-platform-climb-story-adventure where your cartridge 'pets' glitches out from pet pee. You control a "debug" npc
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The Backrooms Multiplayer
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
You and your friends have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you all find yourself in the Backrooms. Together figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!
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Quiet Valley 2
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
A 2.5D indie horror game with a strange reverse-fish-eye presentation. Explore and uncover lore and scares. Contains jumpscares and atmospheric/story-driven elements. Be thorough to unlock both endings if you are a completionist, but watch out behind you.
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100 hidden eternals
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Hidden object game in a surreal style. Black and white hand-drawn style. Animated puzzles. Mind blown.
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Emissary Zero
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.
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Apartament 1406: Horror
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.
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THE IMPOSSIBLE
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
THE IMPOSSIBLE is a minimal perspective illusion puzzle game. You control a small square in the IMPOSSIBLE world and remember: nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.
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Play With Me: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?
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Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!
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Resoraki: The racing
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Take the wheel of a toy car and race on beautiful tracks in Poland, Finland, Australia, and Greece. Compete in championships, arcade, and time trials. Play solo or with a friend online (Remote Play Together) or locally. Buy now and take part in unforgettable races!
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Rap Simulator: The Rap Game
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Rap Simulator is primarily a game with a good dose of humor. The action starts in the 1980s. The player takes on the role of a rapper who sets up their first music studio in a rented apartment.
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Airhack: Hacking
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
You are a secret Agent who begins work for the Airem as Hacker. Hacking servers of global corporations for profit, stealing data, manipulate the stock market, modify peoples academic or criminal records, laundering money, erasing evidence, framing innocent people. Do not trust anyone.
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Botty: Paper tales
Single-player alternative to Play with Me 2: On the other side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Play with Me 2: On the other side.
Botty: Paper tales is an atmospheric adventure made entirely of paper. Botty's little robot faces a different illusion to get out of the paper world.