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Single-player games like The Simen Rumors

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Simen Rumors, 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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    我的一个多重人格朋友 — Steam game cover

    我的一个多重人格朋友

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

    This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kanna Maze — Steam game cover

    Kanna Maze

    Single-player alternative to The Simen Rumors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Simen Rumors.

    In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?

    2024AdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past — Steam game cover

    Dragon Maiden: Blossoms of the Past

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

    Dragon Maiden is a 2D pixel-art mystery adventure. As Wang Xie, you’re trapped in a time loop on the day of the Mountain God Ceremony. Relive the 22 hours before midnight, uncover the truth behind the village’s destruction, and break free from the cycle.

    2025IndieAdventure5.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn — Steam game cover

    Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn

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

    Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Xi — Steam game cover

    Xi

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

    "Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition — Steam game cover

    Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition

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

    Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Murders on the Yangtze River — Steam game cover

    Murders on the Yangtze River

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

    "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.29 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Uberich: Advent Sinners — Steam game cover

    Uberich: Advent Sinners

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

    The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →