Single-player games like Nobody Wants to Die
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Nobody Wants to Die, 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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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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REARVIEW MIRROR
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Rearview Mirror is a narrative videogame in which most of the events take place inside a car. From a first-person perspective, the player interacts with the passengers through the rearview mirror.
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Yoko Redux: Dreams of a Blue Planet
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
"Who is Yoko?" Unlock the mystery as you control Locke, Jeanne and Primus to discover the secrets of their existence in this point and click, cyberpunk noir adventure.
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Radiolight
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
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of the Devil
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
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Let Bions Be Bygones
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Having lost everything, a retired, hardboiled detective, John Cooper, must take his last case to find a missing upper-class girl among the lowest parts of the dystopian city-planet Terrahive. Choose your unique path in this atmospheric narrative future-noir thriller.
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Mysteries of Perception
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!
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Blake: The Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
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Into The Matrix
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
"Into The Matrix" is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends must explore, survive, and outsmart dangers . Many entities are after you, but the Overseer is the true threat. Can you escape its grasp?
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The 257th Element
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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The Council
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Nobody Wants to Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nobody Wants to Die.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.