Single-player games like MONSTER MERCHANT
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to MONSTER MERCHANT, 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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Stella of The End
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with MONSTER MERCHANT.
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
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How To Date A Magical Girl!
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with MONSTER MERCHANT.
You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?
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At Home Alone II
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
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Blame Him
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
Blame Him is true first-person survival horror. A game about surreal atmosphere and dark challenges. A bone-chilling experience made by 2 people from Japan. Loved by and scared many YouTubers and Streamers.
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Don't Play This
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
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妄想症:Deliver Me
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
Based on the best seller 妄想症Paranoia, the story about Lingluo's college life will bring you to a world unknown. She pursues her music dream without knowing her life is about to be turned upside down. Losing her best friend and her confidence, she plunges into the depth of despair. What will she do?
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MONSTER MERCHANT.
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
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MADiSON
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
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Witness of the Night
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
Survive the night in an old observatory, helping your friend find the sources of mysterious radiation from outer space.
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PARANORMAL GIRLFRIEND
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MONSTER MERCHANT.
A mysterious girl shows up at your house and things get wild...
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SPIRITGRAPHER: THE ASYLUM 99
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
This first-person horror detective. You are a spiritgrapher, your camera can see what is beyond the reach of the human eye. Head to an abandoned hospital and shoot a report about supernatural events.
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FLOOR X
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MONSTER MERCHANT.
FLOOR X is an anomaly hunting game. You need to escape from a surreal office where the space is constantly changing. Take pictures of anomalies, try to survive and reach floor 0.
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CLOWNCORE
Single-player alternative to MONSTER MERCHANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with MONSTER MERCHANT.
Your sister went missing in the woods. It's been years, but you never stopped searching. The only lead is the mysterious carnival she kept talking about.