Single-player games like Tick
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tick, 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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APARTMENT 001
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
You awaken inside an unknown facility and must explore its mysterious spaces in order to recover your lost memories. Gather clues, follow the records and procedures left behind by the Bureau, and overcome the threatening anomalies that stand in your way.
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After 9:59
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
On Halloween night, you're alone in your new apartment. A list of strange rules may be your only protection once 9:59 PM passes and the knocking begins.
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24H Stories: The Cabin In The Forest
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
This is a game about rule creepypastas. You are trapped in a cabin in the forest, and you need to find a way to leave by following the diaries and messages. How should these rules be followed? You have to figure it out yourself.
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EP.9
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
EP.9 is the ninth and final game in the current series of projects. It is a psychological horror anthology featuring six novellas. Different locations. Different characters. Different situations.
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Echo's of the Dark Part 2 Escaping From Asylum
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
After uncovering the asylum's dark secrets in Part 1, you escape with the help of mysterious allies. Your journey now leads into a dark and dangerous forest. Hunted by soldiers and police, you must survive, uncover the truth, and continue the story in Part 2.
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Hunter Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
HunterNightmare "is a horror survival game suitable for 1-2 players. You have been entrusted to come to this village and need to search for items scattered in the area. Burning three cursed items among numerous items will result in the death of monsters in this area and victory.
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THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion is a survival horror game. Contains Fear, Stealth, Exploration/Puzzle solving, Item management. Moreover "Multiple First-Person Views" provides a new level of fear, immersion, strategy. Steal the vision of "something" lurking in the abandoned house and try to survive.
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Laundry Room Dilemma
Single-player alternative to Tick — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick.
You find yourself amnesiac and trapped in a laundry room. You can earn food by working. Who built this place? How do you escape?