Single-player games like Thorner
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Thorner, 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
- 1
In Your Hands
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
A psychological horror sound novel. A child who lost memories wakes in a ruined building. Explore unsettling space. Open cabinets, speak to adults, grab a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. Whatever you choose, do it with your own hands. Then… face the consequences.
- 2
Room 337
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
- 3
Contra Spem Spero
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
Contra Spem Spero is a text-based horror adventure with visual novel elements. Not every road leads out. You are lost deep in a twisted place — a forest one can only hope to escape.
- 4
時折記 -Tokioriki-
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
- 5
Mycelium Protocol: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Thorner.
You are the Supreme Mortimarch’s apprentice. Discarded documents challenge Kudesh’s history. The more answers you seek, the harder it is to keep your mentor’s trust and know whose side you’re on.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
- 7
Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
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.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
- 9
The Flayed Man
Single-player alternative to Thorner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Thorner.
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.