Single-player games like NOL
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NOL, 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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DOPROS
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NOL.
DOPROS is a dark, Orwellian interrogation experience. Will you break and give it all away, or will you try to get free? It's only up to you, but keep in mind, your every word may and will be used against you…
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Chameleon - DYH
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A comic/manga inspired interactive game. The game requires you to trust your instincts to determine best approach. Actions are chosen either through drawn pages or open stages. Your gameplay will affect your characters emotional strength as well as their skills/cards.
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Black File
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NOL.
Istanbul, after midnight. Black File is a noir detective game: investigate crime scenes, examine evidence in 3D — rotate it, zoom in, read the back — then use what you find to break a suspect's story.
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Echoes
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
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Accident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NOL.
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall. Every conclusion matters in this tense investigation sim full of twists.
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White Creek
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As Alicia Morelli, manage resources, investigate haunted locations, and choose whether to kill the possessed or save their souls.
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What Killed Us All?
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Play as Bayun, a ghost girl that lives in a haunted resort with her mom. Bayun suddenly time traveled to the past, and finds out that everyone on the island were used to be a human. Now she need to finds, What Killed Us All?
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SCP The Beginning
Single-player alternative to NOL — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A first-person survival horror game set inside a collapsing containment facility. Explore restricted sectors, read unreliable reports, and survive hostile entities where following procedures can be just as deadly as breaking them.