Single-player games like Pact of Joy
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Pact of Joy, 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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Deep Beyond
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
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Minor Miner
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pact of Joy.
Minor Miner is a claustrophobic narrative horror game. Explore Camp 47 and the deadly caves below. Mine precious minerals, manage your resources, and uncover the truth behind a program that sends children underground. You are not here for the mineral. You are here for your brother.
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Test Of Courage
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Test of Courage is a horror game where you have to explore an abandoned school in search of your two friends. The only hint you have is the "Courage Test" in which you have to find 10 objects around the academy while maintaining your sanity.
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BLINK: The Last Night
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
A vengeful entity comes to kidnap the girl you're babysitting. Guide your way through various psychological twists and turns as you begin to realize that not everything is as it seems. BLINK: The Last Night is a short first chapter of a four-chapter psychological horror story.
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[ABERRATION] THE ANALYST
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Dexton-City vanished, leaving a 14.2-meter void. As a PRISM analyst, process Agent Meg Simons' final hours through the EYESYS simulation. Survive the psychological terror and brutal trials of a Class C4 Hive Mind. The inaugural [ABERRATION] case by FEIGIN ENTERTAINMENT.
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Born Into Fear
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.
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Hazel Sky
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Hazel Sky is a heartfelt adventure about a young engineer facing his destiny and his desires. Fix ramshackle flying machines and jump, climb, swing, and slide through a beautiful, mysterious world.
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Dreamcore
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
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Tiny Train Adventures
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Set off on a tiny train adventure! Build your railway and drive through the mountains in this cozy exploration adventure.
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Was It Worth It?
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Was it Worth it? is a first person story driven walking simulator. You play as Subject 105 and you do as you're told. DO NOT explore. DO NOT get tempted to stray from the path. DO build your new reality and enjoy your new life on earth.