Single-player games like The Bad Kids
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Bad Kids, 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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Detention
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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Breakout 13
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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The Scourge | Tai Ương
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
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Firework
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bad Kids.
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
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Paper Bride
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
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The Cat Lady
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
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Cyber Manhunt
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bad Kids.
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
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Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bad Kids.
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
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全网公敌：诡村
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Bad Kids.
本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事，通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员，需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入，始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面，“祂”，似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村，有着千丝万缕的联系。
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全网有点怪
Single-player alternative to The Bad Kids — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Bad Kids.
"CyberGhitch" is a puzzle game: investigate online, explore mazes, build decks. You're student blogger Zhu Jue. Meet a girl in a disc, dive into a virtual adventure – grab your keyboard and fight back!