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Single-player games like Daemonologie

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Daemonologie, 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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    Blood On The Thames — Steam game cover

    Blood On The Thames

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

    A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.

    2024IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    49 Keys — Steam game cover

    49 Keys

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

    It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House of Petals — Steam game cover

    House of Petals

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

    A romance psychological thriller visual novel with point-and-click investigation, set in ancient Asia. Investigate your past, make deductions from clues, uncover chilling secrets, and survive a dangerously obsessive love. Perfect for fans of yanderes and the mystery genre.

    StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Possession 1881 — Steam game cover

    Possession 1881

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

    Demon sigils. Talking dolls. Delve into the dark world of Possession 1881, a point and click puzzle adventure. A game about intellect, art, and the occult in the Victorian Era. Science, history, and art all inspired numerous unique puzzles that will dare your mind to find new connections.

    2020IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Draugen — Steam game cover

    Draugen

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

    Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Expelled! — Steam game cover

    Expelled!

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

    A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chronique des Silencieux — Steam game cover

    Chronique des Silencieux

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

    Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Inquisitor — Steam game cover

    The Inquisitor

    Single-player alternative to Daemonologie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Daemonologie.

    Jesus did not die on the cross, but came down and unleashed vengeance on all the nonbelievers. 1500 years later, an army of Inquisitors brutally enforce the faith. In this dark fantasy adventure you solve intricate cases and unveil abysmal secrets as Inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin.

    2024ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Steam game cover

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Single-player alternative to Daemonologie — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elysium — Steam game cover

    Elysium

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

    Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witch — Steam game cover

    The Witch

    Single-player alternative to Daemonologie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Daemonologie.

    The Witch is a first-person indie game in the genre of adventure with elements of horror. In it you are a journalist who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the inhabitants of the village of Hoer Verde.

    2024Adventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Format — Steam game cover

    Dead Format

    Single-player alternative to Daemonologie — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".

    2025Action16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →