Single-player games like Psycholytic
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Psycholytic, 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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Chiral
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Psycholytic.
A sci-fi puzzle adventure for all non-smooth brains. Solve mind-bending spatial puzzles in a sprawling corporate labyrinth as a disembodied brain in a jar, paired with a digital AI companion.
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Time To Wake Up
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Psycholytic.
You're stuck in a dream. Blink and change your surroundings to escape the shadows of your past.
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Box of Broken Nails
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Psycholytic.
First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.
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Viewfinder
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Psycholytic.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
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Backmooms
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Psycholytic.
You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Psycholytic.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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Project Songbird
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Psycholytic.
Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty...
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PAGER
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Psycholytic.
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
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V.E.C.T. Arcade
Single-player alternative to Psycholytic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Psycholytic.
V.E.C.T. Arcade features 4 distinct neo-arcade games. Blast through bullet hell in Impact, outrun the void in Deadline, perform chain combos in Slash, and defend the core in Orbit. Push your skills to the limit and leave your name on the leaderboards.