Single-player games like INANIMA
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to INANIMA, 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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Below, Rusted Gods
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with INANIMA.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with INANIMA.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Lamentum
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with INANIMA.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
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You Will Die Here Tonight
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with INANIMA.
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
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Dreams in the Witch House
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with INANIMA.
Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with INANIMA.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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The Alien Cube
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with INANIMA.
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to INANIMA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with INANIMA.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.