Single-player games like CALENDULA
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to CALENDULA, 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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Nevermind
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
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Pony Island
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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Kairo
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
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Bulb Boy
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
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Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
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Hektor
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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The Beginner's Guide
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
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When the Darkness comes
Single-player alternative to CALENDULA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CALENDULA.
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.