Single-player games like The Children of Clay
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Children of Clay, 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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Morrok
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Children of Clay.
In this point & cklick adventure join young detective Rudolf Pasaret to solve the greatest mystery of the 19th century. Guide the detective along the brink of insanity through a world created by an evil madman as you unravel a mystery of black magic and false accusations to discover the truth.
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Anomalous Object
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Children of Clay.
Trapped in a sealed security office, you must search every corner to find and identify hidden 'anomalous object'. Use limited clues and equipment to uncover their nature. Be careful—while you observe them, they are also watching you.
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Paranormal Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Children of Clay.
As a paranormal investigator, your job is to discover the magical properties of anomalous items and find creative ways to use them against supernatural creatures. Without accidentally being abducted by a dark entity or suffering a bizarre anomalous effect, of course!
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Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Children of Clay.
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Children of Clay.
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Children of Clay.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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Demonologist
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Children of Clay.
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
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Ghost Watchers
Single-player alternative to The Children of Clay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Children of Clay.
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses