Single-player games like Single Malt Apocalypse
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Single Malt Apocalypse, 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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HEAVY AS STONE
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Single Malt Apocalypse.
You’re sick. So is the city. Explore a crumbling Terminal that loops when you die. Solve cursed investigations. Weaponize your symptoms. Find the truth, or spiral with it.
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Abscission
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Single Malt Apocalypse.
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
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Subway Exorcist Girl
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Single Malt Apocalypse.
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
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The Thaumaturge
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Single Malt Apocalypse.
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
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Strange Horticulture
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Single Malt Apocalypse.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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Shadows Over Loathing
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Single Malt Apocalypse.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
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The Darkest Files
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Single Malt Apocalypse.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
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Pecaminosa
Single-player alternative to Single Malt Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Single Malt Apocalypse.
Activate your detective skills in this noir-influenced police action RPG. Grab your gun and prepare to face the strangest case of John Souza's career by helping the ghost of a dead mobster get "justice". Hit the streets in search of intel, befriend the scum and beat those who will try to stop you.