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Single-player games like The Quivering

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Quivering, 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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    Death Comes Skiing — Steam game cover

    Death Comes Skiing

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    When a retired cross-country ski team meets to celebrate their past victories, the past soon catches up to them. It's up to you to make sense of the slaughter that follows in this comedic point-and-click murder mystery.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc — Steam game cover

    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

    2016Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I keep Dying in Another World — Steam game cover

    I keep Dying in Another World

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    On a Summer Night — Steam game cover

    On a Summer Night

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    "Today, I would like to tell you about one night. One night that changed my life." On a Summer Night is a short point-and-click visual novel.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Howdy, Jacob! — Steam game cover

    Howdy, Jacob!

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A dystopian find the hidden object game with full-motion video of puppets. Come spend some time with the chaotic crew of the "Laughsail!" television show, and make sure to eat your broccoli.

    2020Indie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro — Steam game cover

    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Good Soup — Steam game cover

    Good Soup

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Good Soup is a spine-chilling indie horror game where your quest for a simple bowl of soup turns into a nightmarish adventure. Navigate dark alleys, solve puzzles, and evade a relentless soup monster. With multiple endings and intense atmosphere, can you survive this terrifying culinary quest?

    2024IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — Steam game cover

    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spud! — Steam game cover

    Spud!

    Single-player alternative to The Quivering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quivering.

    Take on the role of Spud and prevent the evil Doctor Chillblane from enslaving the world with his cruel tyranny. Travel the world from pole to pole running a gauntlet of strange creatures.

    2015Adventure0.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →