Single-player games like Rubbings
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Rubbings, 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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春泥 Soil of Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rubbings.
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
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子归 - Blossom
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
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迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.
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ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rubbings.
ISOLAND4 is the fifth installment in the ISOLAND series by CottonGame. The game continues to feature the distinctive hand-drawn style of CottonGame, with point-and-click gameplay. The game also features a second playthrough mode, which allows players to gain a deeper understanding of the game.
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Murders on the Yangtze River
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Xi
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Great Adventure: Alice's wonderland
Single-player alternative to Rubbings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rubbings.
Build your deck of cards, defeat your enemies.