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Single-player games like Employee of The Month

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Employee of The Month, 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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    Subway Midnight — Steam game cover

    Subway Midnight

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hope Deferred — Steam game cover

    Hope Deferred

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler.

    2025RPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    American Eristics — Steam game cover

    American Eristics

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    Would you believe one of your friends is a killer? Return home in this 2.5D horror story.

    2023Adventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PC Building Nightmare — Steam game cover

    PC Building Nightmare

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    PC Building Nightmare is a singleplayer and co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Before the RAM crisis hits, carry the computer parts you found cheaply for your internet cafe and build the PCs. Get the job done and just don't get caught by the obsessive governess!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plushy's Playground: Into the Slide — Steam game cover

    Plushy's Playground: Into the Slide

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    Plushy's Playground: Into the Slide is a story-driven analog horror game about exploring a strange playground, solving puzzles, and following hidden clues. They say there is a place on the other side, built by kids for kids, where no one is supposed to grow up. But you're not a kid anymore.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Candlehead — Steam game cover

    Candlehead

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    Explore a dark and eerie first person folk horror game where your doom flickers in the form of a candle barely visible through the dusky gloom.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MDNE — Steam game cover

    MDNE

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    MDNE - The game about your nightmare dream.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A House Inside Me — Steam game cover

    A House Inside Me

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return to Monkey Island — Steam game cover

    Return to Monkey Island

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.

    2022AdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SILENT HILL 2 — Steam game cover

    SILENT HILL 2

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Employee of The Month.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Whisper of the House — Steam game cover

    Whisper of the House

    Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Employee of The Month.

    Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...

    2025IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →