Single-player games like Second Thoughts
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Second Thoughts, 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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KARMA: The Dark World
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
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Eliza
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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Martha Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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ERR - 001
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The simple RPG game where once you beat it, it's over... A simple to grasp plot and easy to pick up gameplay, ERR-001 is designed for all players. With 5 different areas to the game to master, this short but sweet experience will either interest or intrigue you depending on the way things are looked upon. Every world needs a leader...
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Prism Collider
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
In this adventure your objective is simple: reach the end of each level. While it may be simple, it's not going to be easy. Using both the white and red layers you'll have to travel across all 30 levels as the game turns from basic puzzles to the hardest challenges you have ever faced.
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Endurance
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
You have a game to play, but it's not going to be that simple. For you see; you've got to eat, drink and close the door. Sound easy? You best be prepared as beating the game as fast as possible is your objective and life is going to be the number one reason for slowing you down.
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DESOLATE: Clone Catastrophe
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
You play as Chrome: one of the three robots which resides in an old factory. With the help of Alder, communicating from the factory's computer system, travel across the wasteland while you take on an army of invading robotic clones and other threats along the way.
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I NEED A NAME
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
A parody homage to classic RPG Maker horror games where your name will make an impact on the events you encounter as you travel through the abstract environment you have escaped to.
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HOMEPAGE
Single-player alternative to Second Thoughts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Second Thoughts.
A horror anomaly finder where you are contracted to observe websites and report errors and changes. But there is more to your clients than meets the eye.