Single-player games like GNOSIA
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to GNOSIA, 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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Raging Loop
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
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STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GNOSIA.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GNOSIA.
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
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Yet Another Killing Game
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
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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Observation
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GNOSIA.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GNOSIA.
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
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Escape Floor Zero
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with GNOSIA.
Trapped in an infinite parking lot, your only escape is through Floor Zero. Detect subtle anomalies and make crucial decisions in this mind-bending, psychological horror experience. Dare to escape the unescapable? If you see an anomaly... turn back.
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AI: The Somnium Files
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GNOSIA.
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
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Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with GNOSIA.
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
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Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with GNOSIA.
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is a social thriller set in a tropical island resort: you’ve been kidnapped and forced to participate in a twisted reality TV show with 10 strangers. At the end of their stay, they’ll each receive $500,000... If they survive.
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with GNOSIA.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
- 14

Chrono Ark
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
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Trials of Innocence
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
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Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with GNOSIA.
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
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Unholy Heights
Single-player alternative to GNOSIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with GNOSIA.
Welcome to Unholy Heights, a mashup of Tower Defense and Apartment Management Simulation!