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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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.
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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Single-player alternative to Escape Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Escape Protocol.
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!