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Single-player games like 虫鸣

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 虫鸣, 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 Uncovering — Steam game cover

    The Uncovering

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 虫鸣.

    In a modern city's daily life, become detective Xiquan, interview suspects face-to-face, catch cracks in their words, use evidence to shatter composure. Shift between viewpoints, gather fragments, trace connections, peel away twisted lies and fixations—until the truth surfaces.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paper Bride 4 Bound Love — Steam game cover

    Paper Bride 4 Bound Love

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 虫鸣.

    "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.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FuSha — Steam game cover

    FuSha

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with 虫鸣.

    In the text adventure mode, spend a terrifying night of uncertain fate in a perilous hotel. "Fu Sha" has a large number of side options and endings. Any choice may trigger a terrifying situation that is hard to face. In the end, can you make the right choice and escape this curse of death?

    2025IndieRPGCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    筮灵 SHILING — Steam game cover

    筮灵 SHILING

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 虫鸣.

    国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paper Bride — Steam game cover

    Paper Bride

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 虫鸣.

    Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...

    2021IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LakeLady — Steam game cover

    LakeLady

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with 虫鸣.

    THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.

    2025IndieRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss — Steam game cover

    精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 虫鸣.

    话题作《精神病大王花》重制作品。 追求精神病少女们的恋爱游戏,你能活到最后吗?

    2022IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Other Side Of Mist And Mountain — Steam game cover

    Other Side Of Mist And Mountain

    Single-player alternative to 虫鸣 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 虫鸣.

    In 2005, a sophomore student named Maha Igarashi boarded a private train to Soukyo City. However, she vanished upon alighting at the "Kisaragi" station. Five years later, her lover, Shizuno Yokoyama, initiated an investigation into her disappearance, unraveling a series of mysteries along the way.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →