Single-player games like ARCHIVE 1996
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ARCHIVE 1996, 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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LOST ZION
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARCHIVE 1996.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
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TRAFFIC
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARCHIVE 1996.
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.
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The Secret Story
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARCHIVE 1996.
What begins as a quiet night in an old hotel soon turns into a desperate fight for survival. As midnight approaches, Serena must uncover the truth, face her fears, and decide which path to take.
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Tales of Herring Lake
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARCHIVE 1996.
Welcome to Tales of Herring Lake, where your favourite Sunday fishing show meets Alfred Hitchcock. Grab your gear and start shaping your story!
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARCHIVE 1996.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARCHIVE 1996.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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The ER: Patient Typhon
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ARCHIVE 1996.
The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game where you are a young woman who has lost her arms. You have to use your wits, hide and run to survive this tale of deadly monsters and disturbing, environmental puzzles.
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Mirror Forge
Single-player alternative to ARCHIVE 1996 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARCHIVE 1996.
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.