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Single-player games like The First Scene

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The First Scene, 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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    6年1組 — Steam game cover

    6年1組

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Scene.

    I went to school that night to pick up something I forgot... Aim for class 1 of 6th grade, and if there are no abnormalities, go up the stairs, and if there are any abnormalities, go down the stairs.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EFGH Escape from Garbage House 【ゴミ屋敷脱出ゲーム】 — Steam game cover

    EFGH Escape from Garbage House 【ゴミ屋敷脱出ゲーム】

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Scene.

    Cleaners undertake the cleanup with a physical operation that involves dumping trash with both hands. Depending on your attitude toward the job, you may get crows or police visits Clean the house through conversation!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Lonely Christmas — Steam game cover

    Lonely Christmas

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Scene.

    It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    The veil of the forgotten — Steam game cover

    The veil of the forgotten

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Scene.

    A psychological challenge on a dark island where every step tests you. You are alone; the light is your only ally. Will you be able to withstand the pressure and uncover the secret behind the veil?

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anomaly Bus — Steam game cover

    Anomaly Bus

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The First Scene.

    The year is 1991. You board a rickety bus in a forgotten Soviet village, heading home after another bleak day. But something’s wrong. The same station keeps appearing—or does it? The signs are familiar, the streets look identical… yet something lurks behind the veil...

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    18层 — Steam game cover

    18层

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The First Scene.

    "18 Floors" is a psychological horror indie game set in 1930s Shanghai. Players awaken in a grand hotel, trapped as fate and soul intertwine, leading them deeper into the unknown.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — Steam game cover

    Eternal Escape: castle of shadows

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Scene.

    You have lost your memory and are looking for a way out of the castle. The power of the nightmare magic has put the castle into an infinite loop. Carefully observing all possible abnormalities is the only way to crack the secrets of the vampire castle

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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     Fear Night Tales - Brothers Kebab Saloon — Steam game cover

    Fear Night Tales - Brothers Kebab Saloon

    Single-player alternative to The First Scene — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Scene.

    You are the person who looks after the kebab shop because your brother is sick. You learn how to make kebabs and get to know the customers. But there seems to be something strange here...

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.10 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →