Single-player games like Lab 1995
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lab 1995, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Lab 1995 page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Thoughtless
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lab 1995.
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
- 2
The Light Remake
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lab 1995.
There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.
- 3
Pikabuu: STOP!
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lab 1995.
Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.
- 4
Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lab 1995.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
- 5
Immortal Mantis
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lab 1995.
Discover secrets, solve puzzles and survive the serial-killer in this pixelated topdown. You are Akin, an exterminator, who bought a house in a rural area, but the past of this house will affect your present.
- 6
Breakout 13
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lab 1995.
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
- 7
While We Wait Here
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Lab 1995.
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
- 8
STEINS;GATE
Single-player alternative to Lab 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.