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Single-player games like The Crimson Call

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Crimson Call, 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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    Heart of Ice by Dave Morris — Steam game cover

    Heart of Ice by Dave Morris

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alcyone: The Last City — Steam game cover

    Alcyone: The Last City

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Thoughtless — Steam game cover

    Thoughtless

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    You know my name? — Steam game cover

    You know my name?

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Omen Exitio: Plague — Steam game cover

    Omen Exitio: Plague

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service — Steam game cover

    Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.

    2022IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sarawak — Steam game cover

    Sarawak

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Road 96: Mile 0 — Steam game cover

    Road 96: Mile 0

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure12.96 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Leak — Steam game cover

    The Leak

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimson Call.

    Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.

    2023IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Mournmore Killings — Steam game cover

    The Mournmore Killings

    Single-player alternative to The Crimson Call — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with The Crimson Call.

    The Mournmore Killings a story-driven, deduction based mystery game where you step into the shoes of a detective trying to solve the enigmatic riddles left behind by a serial killer.

    2024IndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →