Single-player games like Take Notes
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Take Notes, 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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Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Embark on an archaeological adventure inside an ancient pyramid to find your missing mentor. As an intrepid explorer, solve puzzles, investigate clues, and unravel the pyramid's secrets. Spoiler: it was not built by humans!
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Escape Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Take Notes.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
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Casino Heist: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Take Notes.
You've just planned your next heist, the casino owned by the ruthless man who betrayed your mentor. As an experienced thief, solve puzzles and find clues to crack the advanced security systems. Will you be able to open the vault?
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Red Frame
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Take Notes.
Descend into a buried mansion filled with intricate diorama-like puzzles. Manipulate time to test ideas and uncover hidden rules, piece together the story of a family, and discover the mechanism preserving their legacy.
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The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Take Notes.
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
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Protocol Solari: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Awaken alone aboard a drifting colony ship under autonomous lockdown. Restore critical systems, solve interconnected puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the Solari Protocol before you and the colonists depending on you are lost to the void.
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Atlas Protocol - Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You appear in an abandoned facility without knowing how or when you arrived. "Atlas Protocol" will immerse you in an intriguing adventure full of mystery and suspense. Will you be able to unravel the enigma hidden in every corner? Dare to find out.
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ALUMNI - Escape Room Adventure
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Take Notes.
An escape room inspired adventure. Play as a scientist transported back in time to memories of college, trying to escape the nightmare reality. Explore areas and take in your surroundings. Use all of your puzzle solving skills to make your way through Ridgeway College and return back to the present.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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The Room
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Take Notes.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
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Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure
Single-player alternative to Take Notes — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Duncan W. Adams was an avid safe collector and an 'eccentric,' to say the least. Adams has hidden the deed to his vast fortunes in one of 35 safes. You must crack them all using hints scattered throughout his extravagant mansion.