Single-player games like Surrogate
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Surrogate, 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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The Song Out of Space
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
Two federal agents investigate a strange homicide case in this Lovecraftian visual novel.
- 2
It Could Happen to You
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Your peaceful holiday is interrupted when the small village you’re visiting in becomes terrorized by strange lights on the sky and enigmatic men in black. Some villagers have gone missing, everyone is afraid. Dive into a thrilling adventure with branching narrative and a unique visual style.
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BRAVO
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
A 20‑minute playable thriller that will blow your mind.
- 4
World Without Reason
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
A certain feeling of dread pervades a small southeastern island nation still recovering from its gruesome past. Miss Audacity finds herself caught in the center of a serial murder case spanning 8 years. Help her as she tries to remember the past in order to save her sister, her friends, and herself.
- 5
The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to Surrogate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!