Single-player games like 98xx
Below are 8 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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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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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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Tormenture
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
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Home Safety Hotline
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
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No Players Online
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Grunn
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?
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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to 98xx — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.