Single-player games like Wax Heads
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wax Heads, 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 Mermaid Mask
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Coffee Talk
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
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The Roottrees are Dead
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wax Heads.
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
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NOOK FALL: West Town
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wax Heads.
A charming yet fantastical town, where vitality and decay constantly collide. We hope that through interactions with characters and objects, and the sensory experience created by visuals and sound, you can connect with the emotions and charm of this little world of West Town.
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Neo Cab
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?