Single-player games like Tales of the Mirror
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Tales of the Mirror, 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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重叠·前夜谭：猫与少女
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
Zhang Xiao, a senior high school student, has a strange power called “Master Key”. Since he was young, he can communicate with other “worlds”. One day, Zhang Xiao’s classmate Miao Xueling had an accident.
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不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
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ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
ISOLAND4 is the fifth installment in the ISOLAND series by CottonGame. The game continues to feature the distinctive hand-drawn style of CottonGame, with point-and-click gameplay. The game also features a second playthrough mode, which allows players to gain a deeper understanding of the game.
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迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.
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Rubbings
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑，根据匿名信件中的拓片线索，深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村，这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事，并在村庄中展开调查，你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
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流言侦探
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
《流言侦探》是一款诡异，烧脑，悬疑推理剧情游戏，在游戏的体验中，玩家自主找出线索，并利用线索，和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法，玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者，玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相，找出隐藏的凶手。
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Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
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Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of the Mirror.
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
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Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tales of the Mirror.
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls.
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Sunset Hills
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......
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One Way: The Elevator
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tales of the Mirror.
One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.
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Little Triangle
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
Little Triangle has the most complete platformer experience among many others. All three game modes including single player mode, local co-op mode and local mini Battle Royale mode are all well polished and hilarious!
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Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
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Isoland
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
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Dad's Monster House
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.
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Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
Single-player alternative to Tales of the Mirror — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of the Mirror.
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.