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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Upheaval
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!
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Alcyone: The Last City
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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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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DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
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Pine: A Story of Loss
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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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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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Wax Heads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wax Heads.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.