Single-player games like The Repairing Mantis
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Repairing Mantis, 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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The Hungry Fly
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
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THRESHOLD
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
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Sasaeng | 사생
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
A first-person psychological horror game about the life of a K-pop idol. Explore a luxury apartment, Korean streets, and your agency building as you confront the unsettling truth hidden beneath the surface.
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Anamorphine
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.
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Adios
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer.
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Necrophosis
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
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Stars Die
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to The Repairing Mantis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Repairing Mantis.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.