Single-player games like Cat carried Butterfly
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cat carried Butterfly, 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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Firework
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cat carried Butterfly.
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
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Xi
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cat carried Butterfly.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
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回门 Way Back Home
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cat carried Butterfly.
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
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Paper Bride 2 Zangling Village
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cat carried Butterfly.
This is the sequel to our Paper Bride series based on Chinese folklore. This story takes place in Zangling Village, where players must explore a village shrouded in occult mystery to uncover the secret origins of this haunted village.
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FILTHY US
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cat carried Butterfly.
《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。
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Back：Fade
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cat carried Butterfly.
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
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Back
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cat carried Butterfly.
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
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The Night is Grey
Single-player alternative to Cat carried Butterfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cat carried Butterfly.
Graham’s alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this slow-burning cinematic thriller filled with puzzles, hand-drawn animation and lots of mystery