Single-player games like Anomalous Cleaning Detail
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Anomalous Cleaning Detail, 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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PowerWash Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfaction is a spray away!
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Who's at the door?
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
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Cash Cleaner Simulator
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Grunn
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?
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Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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Moving Houses
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
A silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.
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SCP: Descent
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.
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Tempus Rail
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Trapped in the temporal loop, fight your way to the front of the train and destroy the engine before the day resets. Tempus Rail is a story rich, First-Person, Roguelike Deck-Builder set in the Wild West. Play to escape and uncover the mystery behind the train and its passengers.
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Grow On The Go
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Care for your leafy friends in this cosy plant care sim and explore new locations from the comfort of your store window. Design your dream workshop and find the best companions for each of your pals.
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These Darker Tides
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Welcome [EMPLOYEE] to your new job protecting Deep Sea Cables from creatures of the deep. We're not liable for loss of limbs, sanity, or life while on the job. Don't forget to keep your desk clean and your eyes on those cameras!
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Module Miner
Single-player alternative to Anomalous Cleaning Detail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Anomalous Cleaning Detail.
Module Miner is a minimalist retro inspired idle mining game. Hover over blocks to break them, collect resources, and buy upgrades.