Single-player games like TAMBOURINE
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to TAMBOURINE, 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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Clown House: Lunacy
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
A narrative horror experience where violence is a trap. Unravel the secrets of a derelict mansion and its uncanny clown residents. Solve puzzles. Observe the clowns, deduct their needs and what angers them to survive. And never harm the residents of the Clown House. It has eyes.
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Sorry We're Closed
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
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SIGNALIS
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
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Unmourned
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
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Garten of Banban 2
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
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Garten of Banban 3
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…
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Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
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Y. Village - The Visitors
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with TAMBOURINE.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
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DISCOPUP
Single-player alternative to TAMBOURINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with TAMBOURINE.
DISCOPUP is a mystery game about a seal who wants to sneak inside a dogs-only party. Explore the city and meet shady characters as your search for the perfect dog costume.