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Single-player games like Rental

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Rental, 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 Fridge is Red — Steam game cover

    The Fridge is Red

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Keep in Mind: Remastered — Steam game cover

    Keep in Mind: Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.

    2018IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Homesick — Steam game cover

    Homesick

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition — Steam game cover

    DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Remains of Edith Finch — Steam game cover

    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lydia — Steam game cover

    Lydia

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? — Steam game cover

    Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Misfortune — Steam game cover

    Little Misfortune

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rental.

    Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yu Crossing Animals — Steam game cover

    Yu Crossing Animals

    Single-player alternative to Rental — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Rental.

    Yu's got a new job - working as a mayor's assistant in a small town.

    2021AdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →