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Single-player games like Heaven Does Not Respond

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Heaven Does Not Respond, 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 Operator — Steam game cover

    The Operator

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paradise Killer — Steam game cover

    Paradise Killer

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    When Sirens Fall Silent — Steam game cover

    When Sirens Fall Silent

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Accuser and The Abyss — Steam game cover

    The Accuser and The Abyss

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    You are a detective. You have been assigned a partner to investigate a horrid case. But things are not what it seems.  Navigate the paths as you attempt to unravel the truth behind your lost memories and your new disturbing detective partner.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unheard - Voices of Crime — Steam game cover

    Unheard - Voices of Crime

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?

    2019IndieSimulationRPG2.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SIMULACRA 2 — Steam game cover

    SIMULACRA 2

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    2020IndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crime Scene Technician — Steam game cover

    Crime Scene Technician

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pathologic 3 — Steam game cover

    Pathologic 3

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation26.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SIMULACRA — Steam game cover

    SIMULACRA

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Heaven Does Not Respond.

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Roottrees are Dead — Steam game cover

    The Roottrees are Dead

    Single-player alternative to Heaven Does Not Respond — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →