Single-player games like 98xx
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 98xx, 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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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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Close Your Eyes
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
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a Dogs Dream
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Test your sixth sense. Will you eat a wild rabbit, or tie someone to the train tracks? Every choice is yours to make. May you find a reason to laugh inside your nightmares.
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A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
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Smell like a puddle
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
— Each of us fell into a puddle. And everyone knows that you can find yourself after that... in a strange place from which there is no escape. Didn't it happen?.. Well, it's nothing — it's going to happen soon! You will have to explore your new home... and become a part of it. ^-^
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Bad Dream: Stories
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
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Julian & Friends
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
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Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
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Bridge to Another World: Secrets of the Nutcracker Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Something is terribly wrong in the toy world, and only you can help!