Single-player games like True Virus
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to True Virus, 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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Michael Test
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
This is a test about sin. An audio-driven horror mystery where you reconstruct the hidden timeline inside a painting through sound and expose the sin concealed within.
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Facility 47
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with True Virus.
Begin a journey through an isolated research facility in the freezing depths of the Antarctic, solving exciting puzzles as you go and unlocking new locations around the Facility.
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Follow the meaning
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
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Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
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Detective From The Crypt
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.
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Related
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Waking up from a nightmare, Jessica finds confirmation to her suspicions. To figure out her past, she goes to an orphanage, where she hopes to find answers to questions that she tried so hard to forget.
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100 hidden eternals
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Hidden object game in a surreal style. Black and white hand-drawn style. Animated puzzles. Mind blown.
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Quarantine Circular
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
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Earthworms
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Detective story in a hand-painted, surrealist world of science-fiction. Full of riddles and puzzles, with a tone of pulp, horror and comedy. Inspired by movies and TV shows like: Donnie Darko, X Files, Stranger Things, Twin Peaks.
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Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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Bad Dream: Coma
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
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Sally Face - Episode One
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
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Garage Flipper
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Become a builder and renovator of garages and car repair shops. Your task is to complete jobs and build up your empire by buying and restoring old facilities. Grab your hammer, your mortar, and get to work!
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Bunker Builder Simulator
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with True Virus.
Plan your work, dig a hole and build a bunker, that will survive anything! Manage safety, needs and moods of your clients, so you can become the best architect and earn a fortune. Will you be able to meet the expectations?
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Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with True Virus.
Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Plan your work, dig a hole and build a bunker, that will survive anything! Manage safety, needs and moods of your clients, so you can become the best architect and earn a fortune.
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Garage Flipper: Prologue
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. Garage Flipper: Prologue is a game where you get to be a builder and renovator of garages and car repair shops. Your task is to complete jobs and build up your empire by buying and restoring old facilities.