Single-player games like The Sleeping Sickness
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Sleeping Sickness, 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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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sleeping Sickness.
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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The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!
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Strange Horticulture
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sleeping Sickness.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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Bahnsen Knights
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sleeping Sickness.
1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.
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Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sleeping Sickness.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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The Casting of Frank Stone™
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to The Sleeping Sickness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sleeping Sickness.
The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.