Single-player games like The Anomalous Hour
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Anomalous Hour, 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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Midnight Monitor: Aldercourt
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomalous Hour.
Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?
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Paragnosia
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?
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holo8
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Anomalous Hour.
Escape from the looping office. Observe the office carefully and look for any anomaly to reach the main entrance.
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Platform 8
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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Twisted Gallery 异馆
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.
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![[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2793370/header.jpg?t=1712378962)
[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Anomalous Hour.
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
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The Cabin Factory
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
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I'm on Observation Duty
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Anomalous Hour.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomalous Hour.
Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!
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Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
Step into the greaves of King Arthur in this fantasy action roguelite and wield the Broken Excalibur in a quest to rescue the scattered citizens of Camelot, vanquish the calamitous Void Giant, and escape from the Astral Dimension once and for all.
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Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur - Prologue
Single-player alternative to The Anomalous Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomalous Hour.
Engage in combat against gigantic monsters terrorising the Kingdom of Camelot and defeat them with your Broken Excalibur in this roguelite action adventure with RPG elements.