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Single-player games like Scourge of the village

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Scourge of the village, 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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    CaseCracker2 — Steam game cover

    CaseCracker2

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    Jia huasheng ,the policeman of Chicheng police station, got disappeared without any trace after leaving a letter which illustrates the police station to start the CaseCracker system version 2.0.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Things Too Ugly — Steam game cover

    Things Too Ugly

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cthulhu Round Table 克苏鲁圆桌 — Steam game cover

    Cthulhu Round Table 克苏鲁圆桌

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    This Lovecraftian psychological horror text game puts you as an Observer spared by the Round Table. You randomly possess one of ten unknown mortals per round. Deduce your host and three Old Ones' emissaries via dialogue, clues and table talks.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Paradixion: Son's Room — Steam game cover

    The Paradixion: Son's Room

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    [The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Abnormal1999:Sector 49 — Steam game cover

    Abnormal1999:Sector 49

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Amnea28: Two Eternities — Steam game cover

    Amnea28: Two Eternities

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    A group of university students is going to spend a week in the old hotel "Amnea". Within these seven days they have to find out what is hidden behind its facade and to unravel all the mysteries without losing their minds.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Paradixion: Christmas — Steam game cover

    The Paradixion: Christmas

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    [The Paradixion: Christmas] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

    2024IndieAdventure1.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter2:Bus Bombing — Steam game cover

    The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter2:Bus Bombing

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    当火车鸣笛三秒 — Steam game cover

    当火车鸣笛三秒

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    往事,往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时,以一种很难被人察觉的形态,影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛,勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去,为了追寻自己身上的“往事”,他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里,有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群:811121403

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nodes — Steam game cover

    Nodes

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    Node production simulator. Purchase nodes to produce resources, so you can advance in the technology tree and build yourself a large production line. This game will satisfy your need for incremental simulators with the large amount of content.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    全网公敌:诡村 — Steam game cover

    全网公敌:诡村

    Single-player alternative to Scourge of the village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scourge of the village.

    本作是与《全网公敌》联动的全新故事,通过一台“旧电脑”进行互联网搜索解密的剧情互动游戏。你作为一名特殊调查员,需要负责解开隐藏在“登山客意外失踪”背后的超自然事件。随着调查深入,始作俑者也渐渐浮出水面,“祂”,似乎又与四十多年前消失在大火中的白河村,有着千丝万缕的联系。

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →