Single-player games like Rat's Contracts
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Rat's Contracts, 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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Destined Corp: Awakening
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
Destined Corp, once a pioneer in AI-driven robotics, sees its creations evolve into self-aware beings who come to believe that humanity is "obsolete." These robots begin developing plans to create a new generation of humans—genetically engineered to be fully under their control.
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The Hunt for the Lost Treasure
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
Explore a pirate’s cove, ancient temple, and structures of past tree dwelling inhabitants. Discover hidden passageways, clues and puzzles along the way!
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Bigfoot Quest
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
Embark on an adventure of a lifetime and explore the forests of the Pacific Northwest in search of the famously elusive Bigfoot.
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Unreachable
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
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Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.
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Tainted ground
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
A cooperative horror mystery for 1-4 players where every run hides a different ritual to uncover. Explore a tainted forest by day, decode its secrets, survive the night through deduction, and escape by understanding what the forest demands.
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Presences: Dark Awakening
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
Explore a dark reality, discover a forgotten ritual, interact with the world around you, solve ancient puzzles, platform treacherous underground chambers, and feel the terror. Survive the night in this interactive haunted house narrative adventure from a first-person perspective.
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The Clock the Queen and the Door on the Beach
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Rat's Contracts.
This is a first person adventure about helping an inventor start a very unusual and untested reactor, to save a distant civilization. You explore the island, find clues in the environment, and make progress by solving simple, but interconnected and layered puzzles ( see main description for more ).
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Just Rats
Single-player alternative to Rat's Contracts — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rat's Contracts.
Co-op survival against relentless waves of pigs for up to 6 players.