Single-player games like Abscission
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Abscission, 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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The Dark Rites of Arkham
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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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Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
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Daemonologie
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials. You play the role of a witch finder. Speak to the locals and sort their truths from their lies. On the last morning a witch must hang, best you know who by then.
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Kathy Rain
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
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Carnival
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.
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Dark Turns
Single-player alternative to Abscission — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Dark Turns is a compilation of award winning short pixel art horror point & click games from Beyond Booleans, developer of Abscission and Carnival.