Single-player games like The Thing from Nowhere
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Thing from Nowhere, 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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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Quarantine Circular
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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The Innsmouth Case
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
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The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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Pentiment
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
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Burly Men at Sea
Single-player alternative to The Thing from Nowhere — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.