Single-player games like Holy Shift
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Holy Shift, 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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Do 11
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holy Shift.
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
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Overboard!
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holy Shift.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
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Suhoshin
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Holy Shift.
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holy Shift.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Homicipher
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holy Shift.
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
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Sarawak
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holy Shift.
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holy Shift.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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Blake: The Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Holy Shift.
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
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One Eleven
Single-player alternative to Holy Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Holy Shift.
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.