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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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    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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    Platform 6 ONLINE | 6番線オンライン協力異変探し — Steam game cover

    Platform 6 ONLINE | 6番線オンライン協力異変探し

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

    The “Bansen” anomaly-hunt returns with online co-op! Midnight platforms are scarier—and more fun—together. All aboard!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lonely Christmas — Steam game cover

    Lonely Christmas

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

    It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    April 24th — Steam game cover

    April 24th

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

    The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
Single-player games like Pool Protocol: Loop — 8 solo picks · imho.run