Single-player games like MALPRAXIS™
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to MALPRAXIS™, 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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Nomenocide
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MALPRAXIS™.
The Examiner has a number. You are not issued a name. You do not require one. Names are an operational measure applied to units, for the reasons set out above, and staff are not units. You do have a name. You are simply not using it here. Nobody has asked for it in some time.
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Memory's Reach
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
Memory’s Reach is a first person puzzle based metroidvania. Explore a huge, interconnected world of labyrinthian megastructures filled with alluring mysteries. Solve challenging puzzles, acquire powerful abilities, and uncover forgotten lore as you seek to reveal the legacy of a doomed civilization.
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Scrutator Tenebris
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MALPRAXIS™.
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MALPRAXIS™.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
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Regular Factory: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
You don't work in a regular assembly line. In this escape room, you will investigate what is really being manufactured in a secret factory, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles. Will you discover the truth?
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Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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RATSHAKER™
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
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Negative Atmosphere
Single-player alternative to MALPRAXIS™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MALPRAXIS™.
Explore the depths of the Rusanov, pull whatever resources you can out of its guts, and run.