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Single-player games like The book of death for dummies

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The book of death for dummies, 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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    Beholder — Steam game cover

    Beholder

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The book of death for dummies.

    You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survivor Dieland — Steam game cover

    Survivor Dieland

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The book of death for dummies.

    You're gonna get yourself killed being out here all by your lonesome... There's monsters on this island! Besides, It's not always the beasts you should be afraid of... Beasts are easy to predict. They just want to kill and eat you. Humans are much harder... They'll pretend to be your friend first...

    2021AdventureSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunset Magna Carta — Steam game cover

    Sunset Magna Carta

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The book of death for dummies.

    Sunset Magna Carta (formerly Fertility, Crime, and Economy) is a political simulation game. As a cabinet minister of the United Realm, you will implement policies, handle social crises, and try to sustain order and national prosperity. Be careful: consequences may defy your intentions.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WTF Is Wrong With You? — Steam game cover

    WTF Is Wrong With You?

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The book of death for dummies.

    Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?

    2021AdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beholder 2 — Steam game cover

    Beholder 2

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The book of death for dummies.

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Do Not Feed the Monkeys — Steam game cover

    Do Not Feed the Monkeys

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The book of death for dummies.

    A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Randal's Monday — Steam game cover

    Randal's Monday

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The book of death for dummies.

    A kleptomaniac, a sociopath and a horrible friend. Randal is potentially one of the most scurrile protagonists since the invention of the hoverboard. Randal's Monday is a crazy space-time odyssey in classic adventure design, spiced up with countless geek culture references of the last 30 years.

    2014IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Content King — Steam game cover

    Content King

    Single-player alternative to The book of death for dummies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The book of death for dummies.

    Build your audience as a content creator in this streaming simulator roleplaying game. Riskier moves bring more viewers to your channel but raise notoriety. Push the edgy content too much and you’ll be banned. Balance hype and caution to stay live, gain viewers, and become the Content King!

    2026AdventureSimulationRPG9.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →