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Single-player games like Eclipse: Anomaly Research

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Eclipse: Anomaly Research, 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 Paddock — Steam game cover

    The Paddock

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Eclipse: Anomaly Research.

    Play as security guard tasked with keeping dinosaurs from getting into a facility. Throughout your shift, things will begin to go wrong and dinosaurs will start to end up where they shouldn't. Can you survive the shift?

    2025IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Go Home Annie: An SCP Game — Steam game cover

    Go Home Annie: An SCP Game

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A twisted psychological thriller and an original story set in the SCP universe. As an employee of the SCP Foundation, test artificially created paranormal events, solve puzzles, interact with anomalies, and uncover the secrets of the Replication Division.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Curious Cases — Steam game cover

    Curious Cases

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Eclipse: Anomaly Research.

    For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 — Steam game cover

    True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Eclipse: Anomaly Research.

    True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.

    2018AdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches — Steam game cover

    Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return the Backrooms — Steam game cover

    Return the Backrooms

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Return the Backrooms is a Co-op horror game for 1-4 players where you can have a great time with your friends. Think, Explore, Wander, find the key items and try to escape. but be careful because something is lurking in the dark...

    2022IndieAdventureEarly Access3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Echoes Of The House — Steam game cover

    Echoes Of The House

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Within of Static - Ashburg Rental — Steam game cover

    Within of Static - Ashburg Rental

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Eclipse: Anomaly Research.

    Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fame — Steam game cover

    Fame

    Single-player alternative to Eclipse: Anomaly Research — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You’ve been invited to an exclusive stay at the Beggars Hotel, a once-glamorous retreat where only the elite gather. But when the guests begin dying one by one, your dream getaway turns into a deadly game of survival. Who can you trust?

    2024RPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →