Single-player games like VARDIA
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to VARDIA, 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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I MUST FIND HER
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VARDIA.
April 27, 1986 — during the mass evacuation of the city of Pripyat, a bus convoy with residents of the city disappears. Oleg Suvorov goes in search of the missing convoy to FIND his little daughter, who was on one of the missing buses
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Slav Junkie Simulator
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with VARDIA.
You live in a small soviet slav eastern european cyberpunk city. You have severe heroin addiction that you need to sustain. Heroin is very expensive and earnings in a rural city are very small, barely enough for survival. Survive one week.
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Red Moon Cafe
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with VARDIA.
Red Moon Cafe is a story-driven barista sim set in a rough Russian neighborhood. Survive on your paycheck, manage the protagonist's well-being, and save for the essentials. The authentic city and lifelike NPCs are so detailed that the atmosphere and daily grind feel almost like real life.
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Analog - MIRROR
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with VARDIA.
MIRROR is an analog horror game where a quiet evening alone in your family house takes a disturbing turn. You discover an old video game left by a relative — a forgotten gift with a history. What starts as nostalgia slowly unravels into something you were never meant to find.
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The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with VARDIA.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Screaming In The Basement (2025)
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with VARDIA.
Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.
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Nightmare Shift
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with VARDIA.
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
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Samara
Single-player alternative to VARDIA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VARDIA.
A punishment trip turns into a nightmare. Trapped in a haunted school and an endless time loop, you must uncover the truth and find the killer before everyone disappears