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Single-player games like Pool Protocol: Loop

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pool Protocol: Loop, 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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    Explore The Backrooms — Steam game cover

    Explore The Backrooms

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    A backrooms game full of story puzzles, monsters and places to explore

    2023ActionAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Final Signal — Steam game cover

    Final Signal

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    A signal has been detected deep inside the Backrooms. Go on your first mission with PATROL, explore levels, avoid entities, and work together to find John B., before all that's left of him is his Final Signal.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment — Steam game cover

    Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    "Eerie Dossier:the Haunted Apartment"is a walking simulation game that combines horror and horror elements.You will be trapped in an infinite loop of corridors and rooms, searching for opportunities to escape from this place while also discovering its secrets

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Exit of Nightmare — Steam game cover

    The Exit of Nightmare

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The Exit of Nightmare is a psychological horror game with collection and puzzle elements. You're trapped in nightmare world and your goal is to find your way back to reality.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unable to Exit 8 — Steam game cover

    Unable to Exit 8

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Delivered on Time — Steam game cover

    Delivered on Time

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    Delivered on Time is a first-person horror game themed around food delivery. As an elite delivery pro, nothing—not ghosts, hauntings, or even supernatural battles—will stop you from getting the food to the customer's door… on time!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CrimeSceneCleaners|特殊清掃 — Steam game cover

    CrimeSceneCleaners|特殊清掃

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    The protagonist, who has taken a job as a special cleaner, goes to his first cleaning site with his seniors. Witnessing the scene of a gruesome death, he begins to feel something that he has never felt before. He begins to feel the presence of something he has never felt before.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Night in Prison — Steam game cover

    A Night in Prison

    Single-player alternative to Pool Protocol: Loop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool Protocol: Loop.

    You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →