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Single-player games like Anomalous Object

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Anomalous Object, 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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    Neighborhood Video — Steam game cover

    Neighborhood Video

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    Crack the case of the missing video store employee in this 3D point and click mystery game by solving escape room puzzles, combing the computer database, and scouring shelves as an undercover detective posing as a cashier during your first weekend at the suspiciously understaffed Neighborhood Video.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter3:The Headless Woman — Steam game cover

    The Adventures of LinShanHai - Chapter3:The Headless Woman

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    The third Lin Shanhai case involves a severed female corpse found hanging in an abandoned factory, missing from City A's hospital morgue. With the body assaulted and police stumped, you'll search multiple crime scenes to unravel this mysterious case.

    2023IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Children of Clay — Steam game cover

    The Children of Clay

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Folcroft Monastery — Steam game cover

    Folcroft Monastery

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raccoon on a boat — Steam game cover

    Raccoon on a boat

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    Get unforgettable photos at the ultimate eco-learning park, Raccoons on a Boat. A boat ride at night is always fun.

    2024Adventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strange Horticulture — Steam game cover

    Strange Horticulture

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CaseCracker — Steam game cover

    CaseCracker

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Her Story — Steam game cover

    Her Story

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bladeline VR — Steam game cover

    Bladeline VR

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anomalous Object.

    Bladeline VR is a game designed to make players enjoy powerful sword actions. Get the best score, prove your performance and be the best swordsman ever!

    2018ActionIndie11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forbidden Art — Steam game cover

    Forbidden Art

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    Forbidden art is a VR room escape puzzle game where you escape from the killer’s secret hideout. Use all your abilities to escape the dangerous and terrifying hideout created by a psychopathic killer who thinks killing is an art, without being discovered by the killer.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chair Force — Steam game cover

    Chair Force

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anomalous Object.

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    IndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Alley — Steam game cover

    The Alley

    Single-player alternative to Anomalous Object — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anomalous Object.

    A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Ghost Traces" and deceptive "Ghost Feints" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →