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Single-player games like Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift, 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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    The Test: Secrets of the Soul — Steam game cover

    The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    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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    Recontact London: Cyber Puzzle — Steam game cover

    Recontact London: Cyber Puzzle

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    Cinema-based detective puzzle game based on real images and open world. Beyond the interactive cinema, it is a multi-layered detective adventure where you can solve the secrets with your detective skills and deepen the investigation by doing research.

    2021Simulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neighbors — Steam game cover

    Neighbors

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    A folk noir detective horror game. An old time detective trying to find out the truth behind a missing girl in a mysterious place.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Protocol Non-Human — Steam game cover

    Protocol Non-Human

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Runway 66 — Steam game cover

    Runway 66

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    A weaponless psychological thriller. Become trapped in the dark simulation within Gabriel’s mind after surviving a deadly plane crash. Run, hide, and piece together your memories to wake from this dystopian nightmare before Protocol 66 is activated.

    2025IndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 — Steam game cover

    Aurora Hills: Chapter 2

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!

    2026Adventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dry Drowning — Steam game cover

    Dry Drowning

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Telling Lies — Steam game cover

    Telling Lies

    Single-player alternative to Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Observer Protocol: The Station - First Shift.

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →