Single-player games like 0 2 8
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to 0 2 8, 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 Restricted Index
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
You are Britain’s last librarian. Investigate a world of censorship and secrets in this first-person mystery puzzle game. Analyse clues, deduce which books each patron needs, uncover forbidden stories and decide what knowledge survives.
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Last Rail
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
Lead a train carrying the last survivors of humanity across a frozen world. Manage resources, explore abandoned locations, and make difficult decisions that will determine the future of Convoy 07.
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Teller's Duty
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
In 1980, you land a teller job at Kertasia Bank thanks to your distant uncle. But the bank follows bizarre rules set by a foolish government. Face strict policies, tough customers, and moral choices while saving for your mom’s medical bills. Your fate is in your hands.
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The Hearth and Harbour
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with 0 2 8.
Transform a run-down restaurant and build a new life for yourself in this management RPG. Decide what kind of restaurant you want to create and what kind of person you want to be. As a storm brews outside, every choice you make has consequences.
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Infogrind
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
Manage a bank of supernatural artifacts and secret information in a cyberpunk future. Solve mysteries in this new reality, explore the world, navigate the balance between influential corporations that want to rule this new world!
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Carbonflesh
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
Carbonflesh is an atmospheric time-management RPG lifesim with clicker and base building elements, in a theocratic-industrial cyberpunk world. Hack, train and break free from the prison train you were left to rot. Make your comeback and reclaim the legacy you were cheated out of- no matter the cost.
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Manifest Unknown
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
In this narratively driven train Sim, you’re the driver of a train full of mysteries. Your family is counting on you. Will you stay on schedule and follow orders, or risk stepping off duty to uncover the secrets hiding along the line? The choice is yours.
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Station Between
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 0 2 8.
A cozy, small-scale, coffee shop and talking simulator. As a raccoon barista, you have a gift for warming people’s hearts: brew coffee, match flavours to your customers and discover their stories. Help travellers sort out their final errands before they catch their last train.
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Pollen
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 0 2 8.
Pollen is a hardcore escape-the-maze game where every move counts. Find keys, unlock doors, and outsmart relentless guardians hunting you down. Strategically place your Respawn Totem save your position in the level., but one misstep can send you back to the start.
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Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages.
Single-player alternative to 0 2 8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with 0 2 8.
The original 90's Myst style Adventure Game featuring pre rendered graphics, intricate puzzle solving and step through exploration, exactly as it was first released in 1996 but with the post launch patches added. 'Extras' include the original pitch document, pre production art and loads more.