Single-player games like Unlock
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Unlock, 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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KARJALA
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unlock.
A hot-tempered private of the Soviet army is sent through a portal to the Backrooms behind a fight with an officer, he needs to find a missing scientists. Monsters are hunting him. Will the soldier be able to survive and return?
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Silent Anomalies
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
Silent Anomalies is an intense surveillance simulator. You are a monitoring operator whose job is to find anomalies. Switch cameras, analyze changes, and detect things that look strange or out of place.
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Last Draft
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
Complete your last draft before sunrise while enduring increasing paranormal activities and relentless monster stalks. Use your typing skills to progress and your instincts to hide, surviving 7 days of pure psychological horror.
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Graveyard Cabin
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
An FMV anomaly horror game. You are a night guard at a desolate graveyard. Monitor the cameras, spot the unnatural, and survive.
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Red Balloon
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unlock.
A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, solve puzzles, and make decisions as you descend through 66 levels to save your little brother. How far are you willing to descend for him?
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Crococo
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
An urban legend says there are alligators living in the sewers of New York. Go down there… and see for yourself. A 90s-style comedy horror game featuring classic single-voice VHS dubbing.
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The Backrooms Recorded
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
Navigate a nightmarish labyrinth, avoid eerie entities, and uncover dark secrets in this liminality based horror game. Explore realistic levels, unravel secrets, and figure out life or death puzzles. Will you escape the madness? Brought to you by a solo 13 year old dev.
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Arctic Anxiety
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.
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ClockOut
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unlock.
It's time to leave the office. No overtime work. Let's hurry home.
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ViruStream
Single-player alternative to Unlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.
One day, the game distribution site “ViruStream” was infected by a virus caused by hackers! Solve the riddles that the hacker gives you and remove the virus! Inspired by a certain experiential escape game, this is a puzzle-solving game with a time limit of 60 minutes!