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Single-player games like Chiasmus

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chiasmus, 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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    Trance, Trauma — Steam game cover

    Trance, Trauma

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

    A woman killed herself. Uncover her motive in 3 surreal, hexagon rooms. Set in the aftermath of a tragic incident, Trance, Trauma is a point-and-click puzzle game where you play as the soul of the victim.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scotophobia — Steam game cover

    Scotophobia

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

    Scotophobia is a psychological horror in which you’re your accommodation is rapidly changing ceasing to belong to you. Will you be able to uphold your abode, reveal the origin of the mysterious guests, keep sanity, and… survive?

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.A.M. - Stasis Asset Management — Steam game cover

    S.A.M. - Stasis Asset Management

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

    Take the night shift watching CCTV over a sealed-off site: spot the smallest thing out of place, report it, and last until your shift ends. You can't trust what's on the screens — or the aging terminal showing them to you.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Michael Test — Steam game cover

    Michael Test

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

    This is a test about sin. An audio-driven horror mystery where you reconstruct the hidden timeline inside a painting through sound and expose the sin concealed within.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Servant of the Lake — Steam game cover

    Servant of the Lake

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

    Begin your new job as a servant at the mysterious Vanderboom estate. Solve puzzles, serve the family and uncover their dark alchemical secrets in Servant of the Lake, a new upcoming single-player point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series.

    2026IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rusty Lake Hotel — Steam game cover

    Rusty Lake Hotel

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

    Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2016IndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Follow the meaning — Steam game cover

    Follow the meaning

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

    Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 — Steam game cover

    The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

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

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →