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Single-player games like Shift 87

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Shift 87, 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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    Office 29 — Steam game cover

    Office 29

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    You overslept at work, and when you woke up, everyone was already gone. The office is eerily empty, and strange anomalies seem to have taken over. Explore the office, gather your 29 items, and go home.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REVEIL — Steam game cover

    REVEIL

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cauldron Inn — Steam game cover

    Cauldron Inn

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    Trying to save yourselfe from something unknown but clearly malevolent, you hide in a mysterious inn. However, your temporary refuge turns out to be a trap, and now you must find a way to escape.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Platform 8 — Steam game cover

    Platform 8

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zero Warning: Burnt Out — Steam game cover

    Zero Warning: Burnt Out

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    In this anomaly horror game, a boy has been abandoned in a burning train car. Spot the difference, decide when to push forward, and survive long enough to complete the rescue.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation4.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Something on the Floor — Steam game cover

    Something on the Floor

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Days: Roadtrip — Steam game cover

    Deadly Days: Roadtrip

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shift 87.

    Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Embark on a deadly roadtrip, fuel your bus, decide when to extract – and get that sweet inventory management kick when that new slot in your backpack fits just right.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access9.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Days — Steam game cover

    Deadly Days

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Shift 87.

    Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Indoorlands — Steam game cover

    Indoorlands

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Shift 87.

    The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tales of the Tiny Planet — Steam game cover

    Tales of the Tiny Planet

    Single-player alternative to Shift 87 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shift 87.

    Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →