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
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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Heir Obscure: A Hunt in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Employee of The Month.
Escape the clutches of a decadent cult of aristocrats and the demon that haunts their retreat. Stay quiet, stick to the shadows, uncover the dark secrets of the sadistic Empire and of the mysterious Plightswoman who claims to want to help you. A story-rich horror game with immersive stealth.
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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.
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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.
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The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Single-player alternative to Employee of The Month — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Employee of The Month.
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
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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.
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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.
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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...