Single-player games like Tales of Herring Lake
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Tales of Herring Lake, 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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Sir Bucket
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Sir Bucket is a choose-your-own-adventure game set in a fantasy world with over 30 different endings. Explore the world and have your story told by a wisecracking narrator.
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The Jewel of Monostructure
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
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Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Set off on a quest for the Great White Birds in a mysterious land full of secrets! Answer the call of exploration as you travel to Amerzone, a forgotten Latin American country, to fulfill the last wishes of a late explorer.
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A Perfect Day
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
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Kona II: Brume
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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The Forgotten City
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
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Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Tales of Herring Lake.
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
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Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing and more! Now you can feel it on your own by playing it on VR!
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Robot Squad Simulator 2017
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Become an elite pilot of special Robot Squad. Use specialized, remotely controlled robots, which you will control yourself. Deal with the hardest missions which can't be performed directly by people due to the conditions. Human life and safety is in your hands!
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Pool of Madness
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
A Lovecraftian roguelite pool. Shoot some balls. Unleash horrors from beyond. Go insane. Try again.