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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House of Tides
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
Descend into a shifting labyrinth of memories, imagined lives, and fractured identities in this first-person psychological sci-fi horror game about grief, guilt, and obsession, set inside a forgotten theatre beneath a drowned world.
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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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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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The Echoes Below
Single-player alternative to Pact of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pact of Joy.
You play as Nick during an ordinary night in West Virginia. After closing the ice cream shop where he works, he follows a set of coordinates deeper into the Appalachians, where he discovers an abandoned government bunker. The world below exists only where sound reaches.
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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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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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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. Play as rookie train driver Emma who is rebuilding the mountain railway out of love for her favourite place in the world and the people in it.
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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.