Single-player games like Madness Starts Young
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Madness Starts Young, 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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Sublustrum
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Madness Starts Young.
Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.
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BACK*SPACE
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Madness Starts Young.
You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave.
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World Alone: Dreampools
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Madness Starts Young.
World Alone: Dreampools is a single-player Backrooms experience focused on dreamlike liminal pools. The game features a narrative told through cinematic sequences and immersive environments. Feel the true essence of solitude in World Alone...
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Ante Mortem
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Madness Starts Young.
What would be your first and last wish if you died tomorrow? Explore this mysterious and frightening island. Solve its puzzles. And discover the truth before sinking into the purest madness that can exist... That of knowing your death.
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REWOUND
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Madness Starts Young.
Rewound is a first-person VR narrative exploration game where players experience the world through the eyes of a black cat, using object interaction and time-rewinding mechanics to explore the fading memories of a novelist living with Alzheimer’s disease.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Madness Starts Young.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Before Your Eyes
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Madness Starts Young.
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
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Backmooms
Single-player alternative to Madness Starts Young — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Madness Starts Young.
You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.