Single-player games like Cape Hideous
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Cape Hideous, 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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Echoes of Lyra
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
She buried her voice to survive. Now her music is all that can save her. Guide Lyra through a fading world and free what haunts it, not with violence but with song. An intimate, emotional narrative adventure.
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Wild Chorus
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
A hand-illustrated musical exploration game where you charm Sound Sprites and protect them from Silence, combine them into Melodies and fix the world (and the soundtrack), in whatever way you choose. No musical ability required!
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Shadow Alchemist
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
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DESOLUS
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes. Travel through time to make structures whole and save the city from ruin.
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Cryptica
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
Cryptica is a narrative-based psychological horror game where the apocalypse is just the beginning. Explore the enigmatic lands of Antarctica and find the missing film crew.
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Dreaming Sarah
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!
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stikir
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
This game is about making this game.
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Keeper
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cape Hideous.
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding
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Off-Peak
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cape Hideous.
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
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Pizza Tower
Single-player alternative to Cape Hideous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cape Hideous.
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.