Single-player games like Afternoon Patient
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Afternoon Patient, 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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Below, Rusted Gods
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Afternoon Patient.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
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Aisle of Shadows
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Afternoon Patient.
Do not forget. It remembers more than it should. What begins as a simple task slowly unravels into something deeply unsettling. Explore the mall's deepest secrets, uncover fragments of forgotten stories, and question reality itself.
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Dead Faces
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Afternoon Patient.
Dead Faces is a mind bending psychological horror. Unravel Jack's disturbing mind, the faces from his past and the ultimate truth behind his actions. You must remember their faces.
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Aquarium Anomaly
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Afternoon Patient.
Welcome to the Shark Tunnel. Please remain on the walkway and do not tap the glass. Irregularities have been reported. If you observe one, exit the way you came. If you do not, continue forward.
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Still With Me
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Afternoon Patient.
A psychological horror experience about returning to a place that never forgot you.
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After Work
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Afternoon Patient.
After Work is a short, atmospheric first-person exploration game. The workday is over and it's time to head home. But a familiar way out begins to lead somewhere unfamiliar, gradually taking you further from the ordinary.
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LIMINOID
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Afternoon Patient.
LIMINOID is an immersive first-person exploration game set in dream-like liminal spaces. Explore, admire and progress throughout surreal landscapes and labyrinth structures that should not exist.
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Late Shift
Single-player alternative to Afternoon Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Afternoon Patient.
Experience Mark’s story through found footage as he becomes stuck in a loop whilst working the late shift at the cinema. Spot the anomalies and survive the night. Ensure that every room is checked...thoroughly.