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Single-player games like This is Interesting

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to This is Interesting, 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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    Dying Flame — Steam game cover

    Dying Flame

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    James is trapped in an unknown mansion. As he desperately searches for a way out, he finds that his wife, Mary is trapped there as well. Lurking in the darkness is a monster that’s hunting you. Untangle the riddles that bar your path, and uncover the truth behind this deathly nightmare.

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Numbers — Steam game cover

    Silent Numbers

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    A promising facility has fallen to ruin, yet experiments continue to torment. Traverse the depths, restore minds turned into code. Troubleshoot repression, live to see tomorrow.

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel — Steam game cover

    Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    A psychological horror interactive novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your footing. Your choices shape a branching story where your mental state governs what you see and which paths open to you. 4 intersecting routes, 12 possible endings, 15 to 20 hours of play.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SYNTAXIA — Steam game cover

    SYNTAXIA

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mirages — Steam game cover

    Mirages

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Below, Rusted Gods — Steam game cover

    Below, Rusted Gods

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Letter - Horror Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

    2017IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Secrets of the Soul — Steam game cover

    The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outer Wilds — Steam game cover

    Outer Wilds

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with This is Interesting.

    Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SILENT HILL 2 — Steam game cover

    SILENT HILL 2

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with This is Interesting.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blue Prince — Steam game cover

    Blue Prince

    Single-player alternative to This is Interesting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with This is Interesting.

    Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →