Single-player games like Xi
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Xi, 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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Winter Clothing
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Xi.
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
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Kanna Maze
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Xi.
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
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Paper Bride
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Xi.
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
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LakeLady
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Xi.
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
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回门 Way Back Home
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Xi.
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
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Firework
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Xi.
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
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Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Xi.
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
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The Rewinder
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Xi.
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
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Another World Guardian
Single-player alternative to Xi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Xi.
This is an 18+ simulation adventure game. You will play as a guard, inspecting every passerby.