Single-player games like Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, 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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Red Balloon
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, solve puzzles, and make decisions as you descend through 66 levels to save your little brother. How far are you willing to descend for him?
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Heart of the Forest
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
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Back：Fade
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
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The Sin
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
The depressing pictures of a dying village and its inhabitants to the dark ambient music of the underground performers make those who are still trying to survive in places where everything has long died, to plunge even deeper into the world of mystical horror and deep despair
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Road to Empress Ⅱ
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Play as the protagonist in this live-action interactive palace survival drama! Take a dynasty's fate into your own hands in Road to Empress II, the new content of the global hit. Defy fate, navigate intrigue, and claim the throne of power. You decide it all!
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French Crime Detective Game
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
The French government entrusts citizens to solve criminal cases over the internet. French Crime is a realistic and immersive criminal investigation game.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
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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规则怪谈：盛崖小区
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。
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SIMULACRA
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
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Doctor Who Infinity
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Brought to you by the teams behind the award-winning Doctor Who: Legacy game. This is an innovative new platform for telling original Doctor Who stories. Written, drawn, and narrated by incredible talent mixed with a unique take on tile puzzle gameplay.
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SIMULACRA 2
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
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Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Step into the shadows in Thief VR. You are Magpie, a cunning thief orphaned by Baron Northcrest and shaped by the streets. Use VR mechanics to steal, evade, and outsmart the City's forces. Your goal? A relic in Northcrest's vault, which uncovers a far greater artifact with a powerful legacy.
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Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
A new mysterious enemy threatens to tear apart the universe and only you can stop them! Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time lets players embark on an adventure through space and time. Travel across the universe, visit alien locations, pilot the TARDIS and solve the mystery of the controlling force behind the Reality Virus.
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Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Prove you have what it takes to join the Peaky Blinders in The King's Ransom, a narrative VR game inspired by the epic gangster drama. Complete with all DLC included – including 7 additional missions and challenges!
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Infinite Inside
Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Explore an enchanting and mysterious world, collect shards, solve intricate puzzles, and assemble keys to unlock the mysteries of a secret society.