Single-player games like Summer of '58
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Summer of '58, 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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Father's Day
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
"Father's Day" - a psychological thriller that is a spin-off and prequel to the game "Find Yourself". The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan.
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September 7th
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
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Find Yourself
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
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I'm counting to 6...
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.
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Locked Up
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Summer of '58.
The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.
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Pieces of me
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
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Welcome to Kowloon
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Summer of '58.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
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Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Summer of '58.
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
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Landlord's Super
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.
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OHV
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
Build your own buggy. Obtain, maintain and tune your OHV car. A game set in Poland in the 90s.
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CALLUS
Single-player alternative to Summer of '58 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer of '58.
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.