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Single-player games like The Unluckiest Man

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Unluckiest Man, 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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    Bleeding Nightmare | 血に染まる悪夢 — Steam game cover

    Bleeding Nightmare | 血に染まる悪夢

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    Descend into the fever dreams of a traumatized young man in a first-person psychological horror game about grief, trauma, and fractured memories. Confront the horrors of your past and find a way back home from Hell. KNOCK, AND THEY WILL ANSWER.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Radiolight — Steam game cover

    Radiolight

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Case of John Morley — Steam game cover

    The Last Case of John Morley

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

    2025IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Loco Motive — Steam game cover

    Loco Motive

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!

    2024IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ratline — Steam game cover

    The Ratline

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.

    2026IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alone in the Dark — Steam game cover

    Alone in the Dark

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.

    2024ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strange Horticulture — Steam game cover

    Strange Horticulture

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Séance of Blake Manor — Steam game cover

    The Séance of Blake Manor

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Days of Lazarus — Steam game cover

    Last Days of Lazarus

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What have you done, Father? — Steam game cover

    What have you done, Father?

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.

    2024Adventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crimson Maid — Steam game cover

    The Crimson Maid

    Single-player alternative to The Unluckiest Man — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Unluckiest Man.

    A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.

    2026IndieAdventure13.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →