Single-player games like Hello Cruel World
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Hello Cruel World, 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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Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.
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The Séance of Blake Manor
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
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Riven
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hello Cruel World.
A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Hello Cruel World.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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The Turing Test
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
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The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
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Cryptmaster
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Hello Cruel World.
SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?
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Keep in Mind: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.
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Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
Gordy and her punk band, Dead Pets, haven't hit it big but they will any day now! Go to band practice, crush a diner shift, chat with friends and manage Gordy’s mess of a life. Unleash your inner demon in a feminist, slice-of-life, management-lite, minigame-heavy narrative rhythm game!
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery VR
Single-player alternative to Hello Cruel World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Hello Cruel World.
The serene, heartwrenching tale re-imagined for VR! Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece. As her painting starts to take shape, learn more about her brusque neighbor, pesky cat, and mysterious past!