Single-player games like SCP - The Sentient Box
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SCP - The Sentient Box, 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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Tex Murphy: Under a killing moon Remake
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
Enter the virtual REMADE world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with SCP - The Sentient Box.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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Still Life
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
Still Life 2 also now available!
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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The Temporal Invasion
Single-player alternative to SCP - The Sentient Box — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP - The Sentient Box.
EXPERIENCE this Story-Driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that blends Your Real Life with Science Fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Conspiracy, Alternate History, The Supernatural and Fringe Science.