Single-player games like Escape Simulator
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Escape Simulator, 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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Escape Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
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Escape Simulator VR
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Escape Simulator.
Venture into captivating escape rooms solo or in an online co-op with up to 8 players. Pick up and examine everything, break objects, solve locks, and decipher puzzles to escape! Play over 30 original and 4000 community-made rooms. Coming out as a FREE update for Escape Simulator!
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Haunting Hour
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
Cooperate in this Cross-platform Multiplayer Virtual Reality Escape Room to escape the Witch’s Castle. Pit your wits against twisted puzzles and crazy challenges as you and your fellow imprisoned ghosts race against time. There's only an hour until the Haunting Hour begins, will you make it out?
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The Experiment: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
"The Experiment" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! You took part in an experiment that went out of control, can you escape the facilities before it's too late?
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Escape First 2
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
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Discovery 2
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
Create your own world, block by block. Build solo or together with friends, share your creations with the community, and experience your worlds on desktop or in VR.
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Escape Academy
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape Simulator.
Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!
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Mirrors Castle
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
Mirror Castle is a 3D puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic: step into reflections to change reality and solve tasks. 4 trial corridors, 128 achievements, multiple endings, and humor parodying horror. The castle evolves as you play. For parkour, puzzles, and self-irony lovers!
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Escape Simulator.
Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.
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Cats in Time
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!
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Faraway: Puzzle Escape
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Escape Simulator.
Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.
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The Academy: The First Riddle
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
The Academy is a puzzle-packed adventure set in a school filled with mystery. Leave your mark on Arbor's Academy and find out why it only welcomes the best and the brightest.
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Faraway: Jungle Escape
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Escape Simulator.
Faraway: Jungle Escape is a relaxing adventure escape game full of new puzzles to solve. The second sequel of the Faraway trilogy.
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Faraway: Arctic Escape
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Escape Simulator.
Faraway: Arctic Escape is a relaxing adventure escape game full of new puzzles to solve. The final sequel of the Faraway trilogy.
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SURVIVAL IN THE BACKROOMS
Single-player alternative to Escape Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Simulator.
Survival In The Backrooms is an atmospheric horror game in which you will wander for a long time through surreal corridors and rooms in search of a way out. Immerse yourself in this mysterious world and try not to become prey for its inhabitants.