Single-player games like Scranny
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Scranny, 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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Time's Prison
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
A pirate who is burning with love for treasure finally finds the treasure island on the map. However, the pirate has puzzles to solve and adventures to go through. The story of the game starts right here.
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Reality Rifts
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
3D platformer with a portal gun! Solve puzzles, exciting levels, become a master of portal travel.
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Big Larry
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
The dark night starts with a simple task. Suddenly realizing youre trapped and alone... your fight or flight response kicks in. Especially when the creepy school mascot was just found DEAD. Figure out puzzles, watch your surroundings and most importantly do not disturb BIG LARRY.
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Button VR
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
Button VR is a game where the goal is to press a button to advance to the next level, with increasingly harder puzzles and new content introduced as you progress. The game's VR component allows for immersive and interactive gameplay that also provides a unique and satisfying VR gaming experience.
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Stolen Life
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
Stolen Life is a first-person psychological horror game. While working late, you hear a sudden scream from a coworker. Rushing to investigate, you find everyone is gone. As you search for answers, you uncover hidden secrets in your home and discover your wife is not home.
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Hidden Post-Apocalyptic Top-Down 3D
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
Find the objects that are hidden on the map.
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Room
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scranny.
In ROOM players find themselves trapped in an unnerving and ever-shifting nightmare where escaping one room only leads to the discovery of another, each more sinister than the last.
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The Forest Prison
Single-player alternative to Scranny — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scranny.
In 2160, political dissidents were not sentenced directly to death but were sent for 'cognitive and orientation tests' to a prison from which no one had ever escaped alive. This is the story of James Webb, who was sentenced to life in prison.