Single-player games like Carnival
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Carnival, 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 Tragic Loss of M. Slazak
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak is a Lovecraftian point & click mystery centred around a man's search for his missing grandfather, as he finds out that nothing in the man's curious life is as it seemed...
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Headliner: NoviNews
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Unavowed
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
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Beholder 2
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
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The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
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Abscission
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
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The Door
Single-player alternative to Carnival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Carnival.
The Door is a first-person horror adventure game. To escape from a dream, the protagonist must confront his past and continue moving forward. What lies beyond the red door? And what truth is hidden within the protagonist’s past?