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Single-player games like The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION, 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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    Tsugunohi — Steam game cover

    Tsugunohi

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure- — Steam game cover

    Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    "Tsugunohi" and the video game play-by-play artist, Pocky, have collaborated. "Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-," created in conjunction with Pocky's 10th anniversary event, is now available on Steam. Lured by a white butterfly, Pocky the dog's "little adventure" now begins.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Take — Steam game cover

    Dead Take

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Nights — Steam game cover

    Silent Nights

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation1.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hollow Cocoon — Steam game cover

    Hollow Cocoon

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    "Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SOMA — Steam game cover

    SOMA

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mundaun — Steam game cover

    Mundaun

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angels of Death — Steam game cover

    Angels of Death

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    "Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.

    2016IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition — Steam game cover

    Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    This is a tale of revenge — of a demon, a girl, and their companions. After seven years of development, the popular dark suspense adventure "Noel the Mortal Fate" finally arrives as a complete edition with all 13 seasons included, fully upgraded and with no extra charges.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DRAPLINE — Steam game cover

    DRAPLINE

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    "DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Forest of Drizzling Rain — Steam game cover

    The Forest of Drizzling Rain

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angels of Death Episode.Eddie — Steam game cover

    Angels of Death Episode.Eddie

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    "The boy made up his mind to face a cruel world." The new special edition of the psychological horror-adventure game "Angels of Death", which has also been made into an anime. The past of B4 floor master Eddie is revealed...

    2020IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evil God Korone — Steam game cover

    Evil God Korone

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    An unexpected collaboration from Tsugunohi, the game where horror invades daily life, and VTuber Inugami Korone, from VTuber group hololive. Inugami Korone, who has been live streaming many horror game, has become an evil goddess and taken over Tsugunohi. Now, chop your finger and give it to her.

    2021IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Case Book of Arne — Steam game cover

    The Case Book of Arne

    Single-player alternative to The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION.

    A vampire and a girl... who are they? The two of them have a secret and solve a strange case... In a world where paranormal activity takes place, "Player" solves a case in which a non-human becomes a suspect. Such a "detective adventure" is coming to STEAM.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →