Single-player games like Photomaly
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Photomaly, 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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Animaly Bar: NO HUMANITY!
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.
Run your bar as a gorilla and hunt down the humans in animal costumes hiding among your customers. Observe them closely, spot the clues that give their disguises away, test their slogans, and blow the imposters away with your shotgun. Choose your targets wisely... or become the hunted.
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The Smoothie Shop
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.
You are the new owner of The Smoothie Shop. Now it's your turn to keep the family's business alive. In endless rain, you must work the night shift and serve smoothies to your customers. But the shop isn't the only thing you inherited.
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Merchants of Rosewall
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Photomaly.
As a new Merchant in the bustling city of Rosewall you'll manage your own shop, craft artisan goods, hire Companions, and even unravel a mystery of the city! Immerse yourself in a fantasy world where conflict is a thing of the past in this visual novel meets shopkeeper simulator.
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Gluua
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.
first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
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Midnight Scenes: The Highway
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Photomaly.
Claire Barnes is about to discover what kind of horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Photomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Photomaly.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.