Single-player games like Where's Oswald
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Where's Oswald, 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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OWLMAN
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where's Oswald.
The following is a series of tapes recovered near the Overlook National Park where four people were recently reported missing- a family of three and one motorist.
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The Gap
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where's Oswald.
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
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Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where's Oswald.
Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.
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Seybul Tech
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Where's Oswald.
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Where's Oswald.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
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True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Where's Oswald.
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?
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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where's Oswald.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Shhh!
Single-player alternative to Where's Oswald — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Where's Oswald.
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)