Single-player games like Escape Protocol
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Escape Protocol, 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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Dead Watch
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
You're stuck in a time loop ⌛. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing.
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Jimmy's No. 44 House
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Escape Protocol.
This is an exciting escape room game. Uncle Jimmy has challenged you and invited you to his house to play a game. Let’s see who can survive until the end — whether you escape alive first or get mercilessly killed by him. Hurry and find the puzzle-solving items to escape from this house!
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Echo Weaver
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.
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Hourglass: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
Hourglass: Prologue is the first part of the puzzle-adventure „Hourglass“ where you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. Play as Aywa, a young adventurer traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.
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Timemelters
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Escape Protocol.
Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.
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Homebody
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
An interactive thriller about a group of friends haunted by the memories of their past while being hunted by a relentless killer. From The Game Grumps (Dream Daddy)
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Escape Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
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MotionRec
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.