Single-player games like My Helpers
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to My Helpers, 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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NODE ZERO
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
Investigate system failures, trace corrupted infrastructure, and keep the node alive before stability reaches zero. NODE ZERO is an interface-driven psychological horror game where something inside the system is learning how you work.
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Chrono Law
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
Rewrite history. Escape the bunker. Humanity's only hope is the Chrono Law OS terminal with REMAND AI. Overwrite legislation. Fork timelines. Unlock hidden futures. Every law cascades forward. Can your commands save a broken world?
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Monitor State
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
You are an operator in a dystopia world, watch and punish citizens. Experience a deep narrative with moral dilemmas. Obey, resist or find another path.
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Life Eater
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
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Home Safety Hotline
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
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Doki Doki AI Interrogation
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
A short interrogation game taking full advantage of ChatGPT! You are tasked with interrogating the suspect [AI] of a murder case as an [excellent police officer]. How you choose to interrogate the suspect is up to you. How the AI reacts is rendered in real-time through ChatGPT.
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SIMULACRA 2
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
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.
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to My Helpers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Helpers.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!