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Single-player games like MaLaTang

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to MaLaTang, 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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    You've Changed — Steam game cover

    You've Changed

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MaLaTang.

    You've Changed is like scary "spot the difference". Observe changes in the environment and catch enemies before they attack in this retro-inspired, anomaly horror game! You've Changed features hand-animated rotoscoped enemy graphics and finely-tuned gameplay balance.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    COMING HOME — Steam game cover

    COMING HOME

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MaLaTang.

    A retro slasher horror game, with a focus on home defense. In the dead of night, you hear someone lurking outside - but you are not defenseless. Watch the cameras, barricade your doors, and have your gun at the ready - anything to keep the Sundown Rippers from claiming their next victim.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bad Faith — Steam game cover

    Bad Faith

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MaLaTang.

    Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

    2022IndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still Here — Steam game cover

    Still Here

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MaLaTang.

    Investigate a disturbing murder case in a world shaped by guilt, trauma and fractured memories. Explore unsettling locations, solve puzzles and uncover a truth your mind desperately tried to bury.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scarlet Hollow — Steam game cover

    Scarlet Hollow

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MaLaTang.

    Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MaLaTang.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dahlia View — Steam game cover

    Dahlia View

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MaLaTang.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut — Steam game cover

    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MaLaTang.

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Investigating Alien Cats 调查外星猫 — Steam game cover

    Investigating Alien Cats 调查外星猫

    Single-player alternative to MaLaTang — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MaLaTang.

    Investigating Alien Cats is a short independent horror game where you help your friend Kit rescue his friend and survive under the dangerous axe maniac.

    2025Indie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →