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Single-player games like The Way Home

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Way Home, 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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    Find Yourself — Steam game cover

    Find Yourself

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Way Home.

    Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

    2021IndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frost-Buried Truth — Steam game cover

    Frost-Buried Truth

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Way Home.

    Frost-Buried Truth is a challenging first-person survival horror game. Imprisoned in a mysterious research facility and unable to fight back, you must sneak, hide, and evade your pursuers as you search for your only way to survive.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    送外卖模拟器 Delivery Simulator — Steam game cover

    送外卖模拟器 Delivery Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Way Home.

    This is a game that simulates delivery. The player is a rider, and the job is to deliver the delivery from the merchant to the customer.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Father's Day — Steam game cover

    Father's Day

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Way Home.

    "Father's Day" - a psychological thriller that is a spin-off and prequel to the game "Find Yourself". The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan.

    2022IndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Staged: Open House — Steam game cover

    Staged: Open House

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Way Home.

    In this first-person psychological horror, you are Frank Doyle, a professional home stager hired to prepare a vacant house for sale. The Ward family vanished months ago, leaving everything behind. At first, your job seems easy, but the house isn't as empty as it seems.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lonely Christmas — Steam game cover

    Lonely Christmas

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Way Home.

    It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons — Steam game cover

    5番線おじさん救出編 Platform 5 Dungeons

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Way Home.

    The long-awaited sequel to Japan’s hit “Nibansen” is here! This new rescue-horror in the “Bansen Series” goes beyond anomaly hunting. Enter massive Senjuku Station (千宿), full of oddities, and save the stranded old man. Now the truth of “Nibansen,” “Sanbansen,” and “Platform 4” is revealed…

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    4番線 | Platform 4 — Steam game cover

    4番線 | Platform 4

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Way Home.

    The sequel to the acclaimed anomaly-finding games "Nibansen" and "Sanbansen" has finally arrived! Find the pattern and escape if an anomaly occurs in the mysterious homage-inspired escape game "Platform 4," where you journey from a repeating station to the airport.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Curiosity — Steam game cover

    The Curiosity

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Way Home.

    The protagonist Ken and his friend Jun have come to a certain mountain to visit a rumored ruin. What awaits them there is...

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Path to the Goal — Steam game cover

    Path to the Goal

    Single-player alternative to The Way Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Way Home.

    The protagonist, who aims to become a professional soccer player, sets out on a journey of training! Overcome various obstacles to become a professional soccer player!

    2024ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →