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Single-player games like Erma: The Game

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Erma: The Game, 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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    Polda — Steam game cover

    Polda

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard — Steam game cover

    Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s.

    2022IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Perfect Tides: Station to Station — Steam game cover

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Polda 7 — Steam game cover

    Polda 7

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    Polda Pankrác v podání Luďka Soboty se vrací již posedmé. A je to návrat jaksepatří. Záhadná zpráva Temného lorda Vedra a havárie kosmické lodi odstartují kolotoč událostí, které může vyřešit jen náš elitní detektiv Pankrác.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    怕不怕趴喵霸霸 Ghost Party Nyanbaba — Steam game cover

    怕不怕趴喵霸霸 Ghost Party Nyanbaba

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Erma: The Game.

    Lovely find hidden items game! Investigate strange hidden objects to prevent nyambaba's illusion from succeeding. Please find all hidden points within the time, otherwise the villain nyanbaba will jump out and frighten the players with a very cute Chinese voice!

    2022IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Universe For Sale — Steam game cover

    Universe For Sale

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CHUCHEL — Steam game cover

    CHUCHEL

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — Steam game cover

    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    Single-player alternative to Erma: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Erma: The Game.

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →