Single-player games like Ambitious
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ambitious, 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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MeiQi 2020
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
The MeiQi Series is an episodic mystery game. This collection contains all of Season2/3/4 and 5,which will be released in 2020,and a special episode. In total there are 25 chapters.
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Filthy us 2
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
千禧年初西北某地，一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时，行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸，他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入，竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案！相同的一尊佛像，背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中，种种诡异可怖的表象之下，深埋着未知的秘密。
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Terror At Oakheart
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.
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Observation
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
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HINGE VR
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Ambitious.
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
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骸心 Mainbody
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
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No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
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COLINA: Legacy
Single-player alternative to Ambitious — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.