Single-player games like RETSNOM
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to RETSNOM, 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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Frincess&Cnight
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
Frincess&Cnight is a single-screen puzzle-platformer game about struggle and love between Frog princess and Cat knight.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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CrossCode
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
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The Path of Motus
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
Will you let other people stop you from pursuing your dreams? The Path of Motus is a game where your words have the power to destroy.
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CARRION
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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ElecHead
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
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Full Metal Furies
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RETSNOM.
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
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Replica
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RETSNOM.
Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
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Legal Dungeon
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RETSNOM.
Legal Dungeon is a game about organizing Police Investigation Documents. The player must review and provide an Investigation Verdict on reports ranging from petty theft to murder, in eight different criminal cases. Weigh the value of people’s lives to unlock all the collectables.
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The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RETSNOM.
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
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Rabbit Hole 3D: Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to RETSNOM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RETSNOM.
Rabbit Hole 3D: Steam Edition is a minimalistic retro puzzle game. The game features 3D word puzzles based on Chapter 1 of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Players must navigate through keywords from the book’s initial chapter.