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Single-player games like Project Vostok: Episode 1

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Project Vostok: Episode 1, 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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    Mermaids are Seafood — Steam game cover

    Mermaids are Seafood

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    You're a new hire at a company that sells mermaids as seafood. Bet your blood, navigate conspiracies, and cook for customers in this psychological horror game with 11 endings. Are mermaids more like fish, people, or monsters?

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sister Other Paranoia — Steam game cover

    Sister Other Paranoia

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    A dark visual novel by acclaimed creator nyalra. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.

    2026IndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Letter - Horror Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

    2017IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Corpse Party — Steam game cover

    Corpse Party

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

    2016IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

    2021IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The seven days i spent with you — Steam game cover

    The seven days i spent with you

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation1.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Song of Saya — Steam game cover

    The Song of Saya

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

    2019AdventureSimulation7.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story — Steam game cover

    YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Project Vostok: Episode 1.

    YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.

    2020Adventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Project Vostok: Episode 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!

    2025StrategySimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →