Single-player games like The Trials - Chapter One
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Trials - Chapter One, 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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Five-Star Courier and the Fog That Reeks of Death
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
Experience the work of a courier in a city of living rumors and legends. Pay off your debt by carrying out strange requests from mystical customers. Uncover the reason behind the appearance of a mysterious fog that smells of decay.
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The Wolf of Derevnya
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
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Seul (Alone): The entrée
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
Seul. (Alone) is a text based choose your own adventure and philosophical thriller with horror elements. A subsistence where characters dwell. There are mysteries to solve and connections to unfold. Journey through here but remember you may not stay. Can you save Peggy?
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Sacrificium
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
Sacrificium is a dark psychological horror experience blending illustrated storytelling, branching choices, and sanity-driven gameplay. Trapped in a castle controlled by a satanic cult, you must escape before the nightmare consumes you.
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Seeds of Pain
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
A group of kids decide to leave their floating island to go and explore the collosal tree that occupies half of their world. They descent will soon become much more dangerous than they thought. Visual Novel with resource management elements in a dark fantasy world.
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The Remission of Sins
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
The Remission of Sins is a fully-voiced, multi-ending short horror visual novel. Depending on the player’s choice, it branches to 12 different endings.
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Lone Bird in the Tree
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
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Wildwake
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
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The Trials - Chapter Two
Single-player alternative to The Trials - Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Trials - Chapter One.
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.