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Single-player games like It was a human.

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to It was a human., 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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    Winter Clothing — Steam game cover

    Winter Clothing

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with It was a human..

    This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Insight — Steam game cover

    Insight

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with It was a human..

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Paracelsian Project — Steam game cover

    The Paracelsian Project

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with It was a human..

    You awaken in an unfamiliar location with unfamiliar people and are surrounded by mystery. Will you be able to solve the puzzle and uncover why you are here in this sci-fi/mystery/puzzle visual novel? The future hangs in the balance.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seul (Alone): The entrée — Steam game cover

    Seul (Alone): The entrée

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with It was a human..

    Seul. (Alone) is a text based choose your own adventure and philosophical thriller with horror elements. A subsistence where characters dwell. There are mysteries to solve and connections to unfold. Journey through here but remember you may not stay. Can you save Peggy?

    2018IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Secrets of the Soul — Steam game cover

    The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with It was a human..

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo — Steam game cover

    Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    纸上的魔法使 — Steam game cover

    纸上的魔法使

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with It was a human..

    莺神乐的知名作品,在Steam中高清化上架! 与书本坠入爱河,畅游在书本与魔法的世界中吧!

    2026RPGCasual29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Shell Part I: Inferno — Steam game cover

    The Shell Part I: Inferno

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

    2023Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call — Steam game cover

    Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Answer the siren`s call and defeat the cruel Mayor Murray and his pet sea monster, the Kraken

    2014AdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mechanica — Steam game cover

    Mechanica

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with It was a human..

    Mechanica is a multiplayer open-world survival game involving building and programming. Create your own bases, defenses, manufacturing systems and more. Explore the map and expand the scope and complexity of your creations.

    2020IndieEarly Access0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury — Steam game cover

    MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

    Single-player alternative to It was a human. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with It was a human..

    5029 AD, "Guillotine", the Japanese territory on Mercury, a city full of neon signs and drunks. You will explore the beautiful cyberpunk-style 2D world, play music to the residents of Mercury to gather intelligence, and finally achieve the goal of saving the world.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →