Single-player games like New Hire
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to New Hire, 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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Creeps: Halls of Insanity
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
CREEPS: Halls of Insanity is a nerve-rattling horror maze where survival is the only way out. Navigate twisting paths, face terrifying visuals, and test your courage—all with simple controls and a flashlight to guide you.
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SILENT BREATH
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
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PLACE
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
You are a random person trapped in an empty concrete room under the watchful eye of a camera. The only way out is to risk pressing the forbidden button, after which more buttons appear. Each press brings you closer to the exit or to your demise.
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The 7th Shift
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
A psychological horror game about working overnight shifts alone in a grocery store. Stock shelves. Clean. Do your job. But you soon realize something sinister is watching. Survive seven shifts to discover why you were really hired and face a choice that will seal your fate.
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In The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
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Clink
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with New Hire.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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Idols of Ash
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with New Hire.
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
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Crossedland
Single-player alternative to New Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Early Access with New Hire.
Fight your way through the ranks on an alien TV show while you rebuild a community on your own island. Balance resource gathering with pleasing the audience's thirst for violence all while trying to stay alive. Life sim meets action in Crossedland!