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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Tides of Tomorrow 🌊
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
From the makers of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking narrative adventure. Your choices shape the story for other players! Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions and choose the fate of this plasticpunk world.
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Office After Hours
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
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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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Agarta
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Agarta has been designed to show you how valuable and important every decision you make in your individual life, every choice you make is. Because every choice you make is also a renunciation and you cannot undo any decision.
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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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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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Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
Single-player alternative to Tales of Herring Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.