Single-player games like Century of Anticipation
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Century of Anticipation, 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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Helping Ani
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Helping Ani is a psychological-horror game, where you play as Hajime, a boy who has to take something to his girlfriend, Ani. But be careful, the forest may be full of traps and strange creatures!
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LIDVN
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Dreamlike point-and-click adventure meets animated visual novel. Come along on a journey through surreal experiences, meeting colorful characters and having delightful conversations.
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Spacetime Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Spacetime Chronicles is a paper stop-motion adventure about a boy, a cat, and the accidental collapse of time. Explore a paper world where centuries collide, solve puzzles by observing every detail, and follow Fred and his mysterious feline through an adventure where nothing is quite what it seems.
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Derek's Rhapsody
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Dig and solve your way through the subconscious of a 1970s rock legend. Unearth the cassettes and discover his story. A narrative puzzle game about everything we bury to keep the show going.
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Bad Dream: Stories
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
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Antichamber
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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stikir
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
This game is about making this game.
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Papetura
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Century of Anticipation.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
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Telenovela Simulator
Single-player alternative to Century of Anticipation — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As the head writer of the newest soap opera of a failing network, juggle a tight budget, the expectations of the audience and the chaotic world of TV production. Combine actors and locations to discover hundreds of scenes as you weave a dramatic narrative in each unique playthrough.