Single-player games like CaveFiction
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to CaveFiction, 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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Weirdo
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CaveFiction.
Parallel-Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate.
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乌合之罪
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CaveFiction.
《乌合之罪》是一款集霸凌复仇X悬疑惊悚x真相还原的沉浸式AVG,你(玩家)所饰演的主人公将在与外界彻底断连隔绝的诡异岛屿上历经一场极端恶意的厮杀游戏,请寻找线索,推进剧情,抵达十四年前那件校园事件的真相……
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UFO
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CaveFiction.
About, A Boy's Summer Dream.
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恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CaveFiction.
This is a click game with horror theme to find hidden items. Players play exorcists and go to all kinds of gloomy and terrible scenes. Please be sure to find every suspicious place, otherwise ghosts will suddenly appear!!!
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Sunset High
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CaveFiction.
Your crush is missing. They texted you last night. And now you’re reliving the same day over and over. Welcome to Sunset High — where drama, dilemmas, and time loops collide in this narrative-driven, 2D adventure.
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NOTICE
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with CaveFiction.
A game about presence.
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Macro Data Refinement Simulator
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CaveFiction.
The game is a simulator of the Macro Data Refinement terminal - a mysterious console where you have to find the right numbers and collect them in groups of 9. The completing the game requires completing 100% refinement of data files. Can you do it?
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Lazarus A.D. 2222
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CaveFiction.
The final part of the Sons of Welder game series, set in a dystopian universe, which uniquely combines games from the Magnus series. A game that you can experience on two levels. Hand-drawn motion comics. A metaphorical journey into oneself. A mystical experience with a touch of good humor.
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chest
Single-player alternative to CaveFiction — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with CaveFiction.
Afternoon, sunshine, pool, sound of flowing water, and... a dream? This is 'Chest'.