Single-player games like petrichor
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to petrichor, 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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Neighborhood Video
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and scouring shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.
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Nirvana Noir
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
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Saturnalia
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with petrichor.
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
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Eschaton
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
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AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with petrichor.
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
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Through The Fragmentation
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
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DAEMON MASQUERADE
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
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Grenouilles 3D
Single-player alternative to petrichor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with petrichor.
Grenouilles 3D is a multiplayer co-hopping game. Hop your way out of polluted ponds and try to find a more suitable place to live. With a unique mouse only control scheme, alone or with your colorful friends hop to the top!