Single-player games like Aquarium Anomaly
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Aquarium Anomaly, 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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Visage
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aquarium Anomaly.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aquarium Anomaly.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aquarium Anomaly.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Aquarium Anomaly.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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The Norwood Suite
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Aquarium Anomaly.
Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.
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[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aquarium Anomaly.
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
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September 7th
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aquarium Anomaly.
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
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PAGER
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aquarium Anomaly.
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
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Chicken Up
Single-player alternative to Aquarium Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Climb. Fall. Scream. Repeat. All for a chicken that couldn’t care less.