Single-player games like True Virus
Below are 14 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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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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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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Rusty Lake Hotel
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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SIMULACRA 2
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with True Virus.
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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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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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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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with True Virus.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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Tormenture
Single-player alternative to True Virus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with True Virus.
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
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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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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: 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.