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Single-player games like Contact

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Contact, 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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    Content — Steam game cover

    Content

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

    Content is a point-and-click horror adventure game. Become Anthony, an influencer looking for content that will make his videos viral. Investigate the cases, combine and use tools to overcome the given challenges. The fate of the protagonist, Anthony, is in your hands.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gigant — Steam game cover

    Gigant

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

    Gigant is a horror point and click adventure game. Escape from the terror of the unknown creature 'Gigant' and the conflict that revolves around it.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst® — Steam game cover

    Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst®

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

    Rumors surrounding the history of stately Ravenhearst Manor have circulated for decades. The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind this unsettling place, yet the pages are missing.

    2010AdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kathy Rain: Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

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

    The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? — Steam game cover

    Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

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

    An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark — Steam game cover

    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Low Road — Steam game cover

    The Low Road

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

    Lie, blackmail, and steal your way down The Low Road. Rookie agent Noomi Kovacs must navigate her way through the world of corporate espionage in this dark spy comedy set in the 1970s.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enigma of Fear — Steam game cover

    Enigma of Fear

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

    Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →