Single-player games like Backseat
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Backseat, 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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GET EVEN
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Backseat.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
- 2
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
What twists the mind of an ordinary human into a serial killer?
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backseat.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
- 4
Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backseat.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
- 5
Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Backseat.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Strange Horticulture
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backseat.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Backseat.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Blair Witch
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Backseat.
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
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Cinema Simulator 2025
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Backseat.
Cinema Simulator 2025 is a simulation game where you will manage your own movie theater and test your strategy and management skills. Starting from a small movie theater, try to become a giant in the movie industry.
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Rock Star Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backseat.
Rock Star Life Simulator is an extensive fame simulation game. Start this adventure by playing the guitar on the street, form your own band. Protect the fame, money, and charisma you earned with the right decisions and become a world star!
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Business Simulator 2026
Single-player alternative to Backseat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Backseat.
In Business Simulator 2026, you start with a small capital and aim to build a business empire in the city by deciding which business to start in which shop and deciding the prices. Business Simulator 2026 is a business simulation that will test your business acumen and strategic planning skills.