Single-player games like Apartment Story
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Apartment Story, 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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Loretta
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Apartment Story.
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Apartment Story.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
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Alan Wake
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Closer the Distance
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apartment Story.
Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Apartment Story.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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The Drifter
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Apartment Story.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
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Nightmare Shift
Single-player alternative to Apartment Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apartment Story.
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.