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Single-player games like The Carcass

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Carcass, 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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    Alcyone: The Last City — Steam game cover

    Alcyone: The Last City

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.

    Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scarlet Hollow — Steam game cover

    Scarlet Hollow

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

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cultist Simulator — Steam game cover

    Cultist Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Carcass.

    Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

    2018IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gamedec - Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Gamedec - Definitive Edition

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

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation — Steam game cover

    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Easy Bubbles — Steam game cover

    Easy Bubbles

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Easy Bubbles is a relaxing aquarium simulation filled with cute sea creatures. Manage your aquarium with click and idle mechanics, collect resources and have a pleasant experience in the colorful and peaceful underworld.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pixel Empires — Steam game cover

    Pixel Empires

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.

    An idle tower defense in a pixel fantasy kingdom. Your village builds itself. Your army fights on its own — but the bow is yours to draw whenever the night gets loud. Sleep through the siege, or pick up the arrow. The night is long. The bow is yours.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aviarium — Steam game cover

    Aviarium

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Aviarium is a relaxing sky sanctuary simulation filled with cute birds. Manage your floating aviary with click and idle mechanics, collect resources, and enjoy a pleasant experience in a colorful and peaceful world above the clouds.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Amphibarium — Steam game cover

    Amphibarium

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Relax and collect hundreds of unique frogs and salamanders in this cozy idle game. Watch tadpoles undergo metamorphosis in real-time, customize lush terrariums, and discover rare species. Let your vivarium thrive in the background while you work or study. Start your collection today!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lepidarium — Steam game cover

    Lepidarium

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Relax and collect hundreds of unique butterflies and moths in this cozy idle game. Watch caterpillars transform from larva to chrysalis to winged beauty, customize lush greenhouses, and discover rare species from monarchs to atlas moths.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reptilarium — Steam game cover

    Reptilarium

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Relax and collect hundreds of unique reptiles in this cozy idle game. Watch eggs hatch and babies grow in real-time, customize stunning terrariums, and discover rare species from geckos to chameleons.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Molluscarium — Steam game cover

    Molluscarium

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Relax and collect over 500 unique molluscs in this cozy idle game. Watch larvae grow into stunning adults in real-time, customize vibrant aquatic habitats across 9 themed packs, and discover rare species from garden snails to deep-sea cephalopods.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dinosaurium — Steam game cover

    Dinosaurium

    Single-player alternative to The Carcass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Carcass.

    Relax and collect over 500 unique dinosaurs in this cozy idle game. Watch hatchlings grow into towering giants in real-time, customize prehistoric habitats across 9 themed packs, and discover rare species from tiny raptors to mighty sauropods.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →